From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp.kernel.org (aws-us-west-2-korg-mail-1.web.codeaurora.org [10.30.226.201]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 46AAB219A8E; Sat, 22 Nov 2025 00:42:12 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1763772132; cv=none; b=AghoMNZp9AQPLe6R7hcWQ5asoQMy0yeH62+tz5u5B1ZtXc1YJs/AcxSy8h2pjTQIbhBVFj0zXpoT6/dniKWBS6l1PczVSQaDq1R1a+V7yGYyC9mxtEx4tNi80vgFhrCAclCgxJlnnwuH1lWYohfdK8VzH+KcrxoBX4c3Fu9XLoA= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1763772132; c=relaxed/simple; bh=4TqWPjNfFywo6teVc9vYsRsvM90uFubxjLUmBBdLQiA=; h=From:To:Subject:Date:Message-ID:MIME-Version; b=rhzQdaDtb7ObrlVHgl2x4ULZ0Rh9EvBD7aWzQdu14UiXjMsEuJHry/Wr2LIsOTecvqqVS7eDqgnS+lqnHSGpEsfiHBbIfww3WJS/3W414DUinC0RvjIfS1MsO6r8eZmTbxV5W0QzwoUIuETid7LiNQIVv0py5tv551Xjj+KmLlk= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b=cMF58gDy; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b="cMF58gDy" Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id D63E2C4CEF1; Sat, 22 Nov 2025 00:42:10 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=kernel.org; s=k20201202; t=1763772131; bh=4TqWPjNfFywo6teVc9vYsRsvM90uFubxjLUmBBdLQiA=; h=From:To:Subject:Date:From; b=cMF58gDy2gIwsUT91ZhcoNon+s+LnYdKA0UAfPpiO5EuxjZ/PUohfjHpNTzu6MjfN Qc6DHVFUEG7OCH2OQELJeRulAEzlWXMFEZoMZmO3q6bDRUAQWUlsux/Q+eDt9bww10 Z2r8vt+I3dCuRQ6KmP3Vq3mxRPHxQeXqR1lVrnrPyYhXG69cnc1gc7QsCQRnCaSLnR OFoxCfHeNGijlBdr9GtlCuwMMuXaMPB0QxfgpVSJFT0jxB6PSc6b3kQXEgaHhh46b8 wpkOFIQj2T3f9XGLZH38py6NQPyztzQnCluEM64zGN3dIw19fr4tQWyQyQdJbAcMg8 QG3n6MrJt/Hiw== From: Miguel Ojeda To: tab-elections@lists.linux.dev, tech-board-discuss@lists.linux.dev, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, ksummit@lists.linux.dev Subject: 2025 LF Technical Advisory Board election - call for candidates Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2025 01:41:47 +0100 Message-ID: <20251122004147.1655175-1-ojeda@kernel.org> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: ksummit@lists.linux.dev List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit The 2025 election for membership on the Linux Foundation Technical Advisory Board (TAB) will be held electronically after the 2025 Linux Plumbers Conference, from December 13 to 20. This announcement covers both the call for candidates and the details of voting in this election. The TAB exists to provide advice from the kernel community to the Linux Foundation and holds a seat on the LF's board of directors; it also serves to facilitate interactions both within the community and with outside entities. Over the last year, the TAB has overseen the organization of the Linux Plumbers Conference, advised on the setup of the kernel CVE numbering authority, worked behind the scenes to help resolve a number of contentious community discussions, worked with the Linux Foundation on community conference planning, and more. The public minutes from TAB meetings can be found in this repository: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/docs/tab/tab.git/ Note that there will be an "ask us anything" session with the current TAB at the Linux Plumbers Conference; it is currently scheduled for 15:00 on Friday, December 11: https://lpc.events/event/19/contributions/2260/ CALL FOR NOMINATIONS The TAB has ten members serving two-year terms; half of the board is elected each year. The members whose terms are expiring this year are: - Jonathan Corbet - Greg Kroah-Hartman - Sasha Levin - Steve Rostedt - Ted Ts'o The members whose terms expire next year are: - Kees Cook - Dave Hansen - Shuah Khan - Miguel Ojeda - Dan Williams Anybody who meets the voting criteria (described below) may self-nominate to run in this election. To nominate yourself, please send an email to: tech-board-discuss@lists.linux.dev Please include a short (<= 200 words) statement describing why you are running and what you would like to accomplish on the TAB; these statements will be collected and made publicly available. The nomination deadline is 17:00 JST (GMT + 9) on December 13. VOTING IN THE TAB ELECTION The criteria for voting in this year's TAB election are unchanged from last year. To be eligible to vote, you must have at least three commits in a released mainline or stable kernel that: - Have a commit date in 2024 or later - List your email in a Signed-off-by, Tested-by, Reported-by, Reviewed-by, or Acked-by tag. Everybody with at least 50 commits meeting this description will receive a ballot automatically; they will receive an email confirming this status shortly. Eligible voters with less than 50 commits can receive a ballot by sending a request to tab-elections@lists.linuxfoundation.org. We will, once again, be using the Condorcet Internet Voting Service (CIVS) https://civs1.civs.us . This is a voting service focused on security and privacy. There are sample polls on the website if you would like to see what a ballot will look like. Please contact tab-elections@lists.linux.dev if you have any questions.