[Ksummit-discuss] TAB nomination

[Ksummit-discuss] TAB nomination

[Kees Cook]

Hi,

I'm volunteering to stand for election to the TAB.

My primary concern for the kernel is security. I've been a member of
the security@kernel.org response team for 5 years, and I've been
herding cats with the Kernel Self-Protection Project for 3 years. I
have frequently worked kernel-wide across many subsystems, or many
architectures, when helping landing various security defenses. This
cross-maintainer work is a unique social and technical challenge, and
the topic of "security" is a similarly wide and unique challenge. I'd
like to represent both of these concerns on the TAB.

In addition to being an active kernel developer and maintainer, I also
bring several "downstream" perspectives on how the kernel is consumed.
I understand the concerns of a general purpose distro, having worked
on Ubuntu for 5 years. More recently, I know the demands of special
purpose device vendors, having worked on Chrome OS, Brillo, and
Android over the last 7 years.

I was a reluctant supporter of the Code of Conflict (it did not go far
enough), but I was even more unhappy with the sudden Code of Conduct
(due to lack of decision transparency and potential for very
counter-intuitive interpretations). I am, however, a fan of the base
intent and the recent clarifications: I've not enjoyed the times I've
been yelled at by Linus, and I have not liked seeing other toxic
interactions in the community. I'd like to help make sure the TAB
continues to support a positive social dynamic for contributors to the
kernel, stays up front about these kinds of changes going forward, and
that it is not unduly influenced by external forces.

Thanks for your consideration,

-Kees

-- 
Kees Cook

Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [Tech-board-discuss] TAB nomination

[Steven Rostedt]

On Wed, 7 Nov 2018 21:14:12 -0800
Kees Cook via Tech-board-discuss
<tech-board-discuss@lists.linux-foundation.org> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm volunteering to stand for election to the TAB.
> 
> My primary concern for the kernel is security. I've been a member of
> the security@kernel.org response team for 5 years, and I've been
> herding cats with the Kernel Self-Protection Project for 3 years. I
> have frequently worked kernel-wide across many subsystems, or many
> architectures, when helping landing various security defenses. This
> cross-maintainer work is a unique social and technical challenge, and
> the topic of "security" is a similarly wide and unique challenge. I'd
> like to represent both of these concerns on the TAB.
> 
> In addition to being an active kernel developer and maintainer, I also
> bring several "downstream" perspectives on how the kernel is consumed.
> I understand the concerns of a general purpose distro, having worked
> on Ubuntu for 5 years. More recently, I know the demands of special
> purpose device vendors, having worked on Chrome OS, Brillo, and
> Android over the last 7 years.
> 
> I was a reluctant supporter of the Code of Conflict (it did not go far
> enough), but I was even more unhappy with the sudden Code of Conduct
> (due to lack of decision transparency and potential for very
> counter-intuitive interpretations). I am, however, a fan of the base
> intent and the recent clarifications: I've not enjoyed the times I've
> been yelled at by Linus, and I have not liked seeing other toxic
> interactions in the community. I'd like to help make sure the TAB
> continues to support a positive social dynamic for contributors to the
> kernel, stays up front about these kinds of changes going forward, and
> that it is not unduly influenced by external forces.
> 
> Thanks for your consideration,
>

Thanks Kees, I added you to the document.

-- Steve

[Ksummit-discuss] TAB nomination

[Laurent Pinchart]

Hello,

I would like to stand for the TAB election.

Governance and conduct have recently become a very hot topic in our community. 
Only the timing should have caught us by surprise, as problems in those areas 
have been known for a long time. During the past few years I reflected upon 
those issues and on many occasions discussed them with developers and 
maintainers from different subsystems. There was a large consensus that we 
were not doing great, but at the same time helplessness (and sometimes 
despair) were prevalent. I would like to turn those negative emotions into 
positive actions to help our community.

While not a political correctness activist, I believe in the balance between 
freedom of thoughts and expression, and respect and civilized interactions 
between humans. As such, I would like to improve the feedback and decision 
processes in the Linux kernel to give everybody a chance to be heard and be 
part of our community. This is why I would like to stand for the election.

In addition to governance and conduct, I have long thought that our 
maintenance process is flawed. The Linux kernel has grown over the past 27 
years in what is largely seen as unique in free software and software in 
general. With my very first contact with Linux kernel development nearly 20 
years ago, and my first sizable contribution in 2005, I have witnessed, from 
the inside, the community evolving. We have collectively brought the Linux 
kernel into the 21st century and turned this hobbyist project into a 
professional project without forgetting where we came from. We can't stop 
there.

The Linux kernel is probably, in most areas, more welcoming today than it has 
ever been. Despite this, interactions between developers and maintainers 
generate lots of frustration. On the positive side, this means we have lots of 
room for improvement. Several subsystems have experimented with alternatives 
to the historical maintenance scheme, with various levels of success, but we 
largely remain a hierarchical community with a traditional power structure. I 
believe we could improve this by giving more power to developers, for the 
greater good of the community, and would like to bring that vision to the TAB. 
This is why I would like to stand for the election.

-- 
Regards,

Laurent Pinchart

Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [Tech-board-discuss] TAB nomination

[Steven Rostedt]

On Mon, 12 Nov 2018 22:09:32 +0200
Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I would like to stand for the TAB election.

Thanks Laurent,

I added your name and summary to the TAB nomination list.

-- Steve