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 EC43778B for ; Sat, 10 Nov 2018 20:52:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ot1-f54.google.com (mail-ot1-f54.google.com [209.85.210.54]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 09F7F86B for ; Sat, 10 Nov 2018 20:52:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ot1-f54.google.com with SMTP id g27so4754042oth.6 for ; Sat, 10 Nov 2018 12:52:14 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Dan Williams Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2018 12:52:03 -0800 Message-ID: To: Tech Board Discuss Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Cc: ksummit Subject: [Ksummit-discuss] TAB Nomination List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Please add my name to the list of nominees for this year's TAB elections. The responsibilities of a TAB member were a mystery when I ran unsuccessfully in 2015, and were still unclear when I was elected in 2016. The common thread of motivation to try again in 2016 and stand now in 2018 remains. It remains, tempered, but also strengthened by the events of the past TAB term. The motivation is my perception is that there is more work to be done to help scale maintainer resources, and keep pace with the growth of new contributors and new problem spaces. I signed-off on the Code of Conduct as a starting point for a wider discussion. I perceived that in some areas the project was falling short of the Code of Conflict's stated of goal of fostering "be excellent to each other" discourse, or that interactions were not living up to the Management Style sentiment that "it's best to remember not to burn any bridges, bomb any innocent villagers, or alienate too many kernel developers". A baseline conduct document frees us up to apply focus to wider process discussions. It seeks to address exceptional cases and makes space to continue the work of optimizing our day-to-day processes. It has become clear to me that the "TA" in TAB is less about about technical advice, and more about performing the role of a Trusted (by the community) Adviser. Select people to the TAB that you trust to act in the best interests of the long term health of the Linux Kernel project. It is my hope that the past 13 years of my active participation in the project has demonstrated an ability to listen and respond to community concerns, and advocate for the health and sustainability of the project.