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 3C233110C for ; Thu, 5 Sep 2019 17:08:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-io1-f51.google.com (mail-io1-f51.google.com [209.85.166.51]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 596BE8A2 for ; Thu, 5 Sep 2019 17:08:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-io1-f51.google.com with SMTP id b136so6500002iof.3 for ; Thu, 05 Sep 2019 10:08:31 -0700 (PDT) From: Laura Abbott Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 10.3 \(3273\)) Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2019 13:08:23 -0400 References: <0F702CB8-6D0C-4550-9EA7-EE86B4D96073@labbott.name> To: ksummit-discuss@lists.linuxfoundation.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <0F702CB8-6D0C-4550-9EA7-EE86B4D96073@labbott.name> Message-Id: Subject: Re: [Ksummit-discuss] Linux Foundation Technical Advisory Board Elections -- voting procedures List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , > On Sep 3, 2019, at 7:13 AM, Laura Abbott wrote: >=20 > Hi, >=20 > On behalf of the Linux Foundation Technical Advisory Board (TAB), I'd = like to > take this opportunity to announce the voting procedures for the 2019 = TAB > elections. As was announced[1], this year we are moving to electronic = voting. >=20 > Everyone who is registered for kernel summit (co-located with Linux = Plumbers > Conference in Lisbon this year) by September 8th 2019 is eligible to = vote in > this year's TAB elections. This includes everyone registered for = Plumbers and > Maintainers summit. All eligible voters will receive a link from > Condorcet Internet Voting Service (https://civs.cs.cornell.edu) by the > start of the first Plumbers session (September 9th 10am UTC+1). The = voting > will run until September 11th at 10am UTC+1. >=20 > The list of all candidates and their platform is available at the = following > Google doc >=20 > = https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E3_W1c-xJMx9o2PCnKiGt3vqs-mPh77yNO4GSq= NipOQ/edit?usp=3Dsharing >=20 > We will also be hosting an open TAB session at Plumbers on Monday > September 9th at 18:30. A more detailed FAQ about voting procedures is > below. >=20 > If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to > tab@lists.linux-foundation.org . >=20 > Thanks, > Laura >=20 > P.S. Please consider this a reminder to send in your TAB nominations! >=20 > [1] = https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/ksummit-discuss/2019-July/0065= 82.html >=20 > --- >=20 > Q: Why are we making this change? > A: As explained in the previous announcement, > = https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/ksummit-discuss/2019-July/0065= 82.html > In person voting has a number of limitations. We'd like to move to = electronic > voting with the objective of giving more members of our community a = voice in > the membership of the TAB >=20 > Q: Who is eligible to vote? > A: All registered attendees of Plumbers and Kernel Maintainers Summit = are > eligible. >=20 > Q: If I am registered for Plumbers but not attending can I still vote? > A: We will be sending the e-mail to all registered attendees before = confirming > they are present. >=20 > Q: Can I register for Plumbers just to vote? > A: Plumbers is sold out this year. >=20 > Q: Why bother with electronic voting if the voting pool is still = conference > attendees? > A: The kernel philosophy is small incremental changes. Based on = discussions > with the TAB, changing the voting method and widening the voting pool > simultaneously was too much for one year. The goal is to run the = electronic > voting this year with the same voting pool and then discuss how voting = will > work in subsequent years. >=20 > Q: When does voting start? > A: E-mails with the voting link will be sent out before the start of = the > first Plumbers session on Monday September 9th at 10am UTC+1 >=20 > Q: When does voting end? > A: Voting ends on September 11th at 10am UTC+1 >=20 > Q: What's the software used for voting? > A: We will be using the hosted version of the Condorcet Internet = Voting Service > (CIVS) at https://civs.cs.cornell.edu >=20 > Q: Is this code open source? > A: Yes. The code is available under a BSD-like research license >=20 > Q: How do I vote? > A: You will receive an e-mail by Monday September 9th at 10am UTC+1 = with > a link to vote. >=20 > Q: Is this method of voting secure? > A: Privacy and security is a focus of CIVS. See > https://civs.cs.cornell.edu/sec_priv.html for more information. >=20 > Q: The website mentions ranked choice voting. What is this? > A: In ranked choice voting, you rank your preferred choices from most > to least liked. The theory is this results in a more accurate = representation > of what the voter pool wants. This is a different method than we've = used > for TAB elections in the past where you indicated your preferred $n = out > of $m candidates. Because we are using the hosted version of CIVS, we = did > not have the option to use our old method of voting. >=20 > Q: The description mentions an 'election supervisor'. What is this = role? > A: The election supervisor's role is to start and stop the poll, send > links to voters, and set various options for the poll. A single e-mail > address is used to e-mail the link to manage the election, after which > anyone with the link can manage the poll. >=20 > Q: Who is the election supervisor for the TAB elections? > A: We have created a mailing list for election management. This = mailing > list contains individuals from the kernel community who are not = running > for the TAB this year, similar to in-person proctors from past years. > We are still working on getting the mailing list set up, the address = will > be announced when it is ready. >=20 > Q: What if I lose the e-mail before I vote? > A: Please e-mail the election list, address to be announced >=20 > Q: What if I want to change my vote? > A: This is not possible, please make sure you've made your final = choices > when you click submit. >=20 > Q: What if I want to practice voting? > A: CIVS has a number of sample polls available. Feel free to vote in = those > to see how the process works. >=20 > Q: What if something unforeseen happens with electronic voting and we = don't > end up with results? > A: We will arrange an in person vote similar to previous years. >=20 > Q: What if I have questions not addressed here? > A: E-mail tab@lists.linuxfoundation.org for the current Technical = Advisory > Board or the election list, address to be announced >=20 The mailing list for questions about elections is = tab-elections@lists.linuxfoundation.org