● 07.06.19

●● Honeytraps

Posted in GNU/Linux at 6:52 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

Summary: “If you are any kind of open-source leader or senior figure who is male, do not be alone with any female, ever, at a technical conference. Try to avoid even being alone, ever, because there is a chance that a ‘women in tech’ advocacy group is going to try to collect your scalp,” Eric S. Raymond explained four years ago

15:17:58 XXXXXXXXXXXX | I'm super careful about honey traps. For a

| while, that's how the Ada Initiative was

| trying to pre-generate outrage and collect

| scalps.

15:18:12 esr | REALLY?

15:18:22 esr | That's perverse.

15:18:42 XXXXXXXXXXXX | Yeah, because the upshot is, I no longer

| can afford to mentor women who are already

| in tech.

15:18:54 esr | Right.

15:19:01 XXXXXXXXXXXX | I can and do mentor ones who are not in

| it, but are interested and able

15:19:21 XXXXXXXXXXXX | but once one is already in... nope

15:20:08 XXXXXXXXXXXX | The MO was to get alone with the target,

| and then immediately after cry "attempted

| sexual assault".

15:23:27 esr | When the backlash comes it's going to be

| vicious. And women who were not part of

| this bullshit will suffer for it.

15:23:41 XXXXXXXXXXXX | I can only hope.

15:25:21 esr | Ah. On the "Pour encourager les autres"

| principle? I hadn't thought of that.

| Still damned unfortunate, though.

15:26:40 XXXXXXXXXXXX | Linus is never alone at any conference.

| This is not because he lets fame go to his

| head and likes having a posse around.

15:26:54 XXXXXXXXXXXX | They have made multiple runs at him.

15:27:29 esr | Implied warning noted.

15:27:34 * | XXXXXXXXXXXX nods

From “From kafkatrap to honeytrap”. As covered in “Linus Torvalds targeted by honeytraps, claims Eric S. Raymond“ (The Register, 2015).

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