[Ksummit-discuss] TAB 2016 self-nomination for re-election

[Ksummit-discuss] TAB 2016 self-nomination for re-election

[H. Peter Anvin]

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