Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [MAINTAINER TOPIC] Succession Planning: Is It time to Throw Linus Under a Bus?

[Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>]

On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 1:35 PM Olof Johansson <olof@lixom.net> wrote:
>
> I'd argue that having a group would be substantially more robust,
> especially since the pool of people are likely to come from industry
> and not just LF. We're all pretty good at leaving company politics and
> influence out of our community work, but it's still desirable to have
> a bit of balance in the higher maintainer roles.

I think the groups mostly have worked well, but I don't believe in
that "balance" notion at all.

Because I think *the* most important issue would be that the group
maintainers trust each other, not that they come from different areas
in industry.

Of course, outside people would have to trust that group too, but
trust within the group is I think the most important part by far.

                    Linus