From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7E66DBBE for ; Mon, 12 Nov 2018 20:09:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: from perceval.ideasonboard.com (perceval.ideasonboard.com [213.167.242.64]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CF8DE858 for ; Mon, 12 Nov 2018 20:09:20 +0000 (UTC) From: Laurent Pinchart To: tech-board-discuss@lists.linux-foundation.org Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2018 22:09:32 +0200 Message-ID: <4182231.IhO9L5F7xp@avalon> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Cc: ksummit-discuss@lists.linuxfoundation.org Subject: [Ksummit-discuss] TAB nomination List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , 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