From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: References: <20161102203040.9A80BC00E5B@callcc.thunk.org> To: Steven Rostedt From: "H. Peter Anvin" Message-ID: <35322fb6-59c1-f1b6-4547-ad957a6056c2@zytor.com> Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2016 15:12:30 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20161102203040.9A80BC00E5B@callcc.thunk.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: tech-board-discuss@lists.linux-foundation.org, "ksummit-discuss@lists.linux..." , ksummit-pc@lists.linux-foundation.org Subject: [Ksummit-discuss] TAB 2016 self-nomination for re-election List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Much delayed, here is my self-nomination statement for re-election to the Linux Foundation Technical Advisory Board. I first got involved with Linux in early 1992, and have been ever since. I currently work for Intel as Senior Principal Engineer, and have been for 8 years, working on the Linux kernel and on CPU architecture; I have been co-maintainer of the "tip tree" and the x86 architecture for close to 10. I have implemented a number of subsystems in both the kernel, userspace, and in the lower levels (including the bootloader Syslinux.) In my role at Intel I have made it part of my mission to interface with CPU and firmware designers and architects to make hardware more Linux-friendly. In recent years, one of my missions have been to bridge the gap between Linux developers, especially in the kernel, and (especially) the developers of tools. As such, I have informally been acting a kind of liason with the gcc and llvm communities , which seems to have been part of why the friction in that interface has been reduced; similar things apply to several other communities. I am passionate about infrastructure, which I consider an oft neglected aspect which imposes a chronic tax (technical debt) on further development. I set up the original kernel.org in 1997, and have worked with the Linux Foundation on a number of infrastructure-related projects. I also implemented the system for handling the ballots for this year's election (hence the delay in this statement ;)). I have a tendency to overengineer, as I believe that doing things right from the start allows things to be more easily generalized and have wider applicability; this is in many ways the essence of Open Source to me. I have been on the TAB for two years, and would like to continue. -hpa