Re: [Tech-board] [Ksummit-discuss] Linux Foundation Technical Advisory Board Elections and Nomination process
On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 12:45 PM, Jonathan Corbet wrote: > On Sat, 24 Oct 2015 11:28:19 +0100 > Grant Likely wrote: > >> I've been asked several versions of the same question, and also the >> annual "what does the TAB actually do?" question, so I'm going to try >> and answer them all in one email: > > Great summary, Grant, thanks. > > A few additions of my own... Oh, yes. I completely agree with the following. Thank you Jon. > > - The Linux Foundation tends to ask TAB members if they can give talks at > events. Even more than free software development in general, TAB > membership can be good if you don't like buying your own T-shirts! > > - The TAB has been named in the kernel's "code of conflict" as the body > that will receive complaints about harassment or other untoward > behavior in our community and try to resolve them. Thus far, no such > complaints have been presented, but TAB members need to be prepared for > that to happen. > > - It has been my feeling for a fair while that the LF could make more use > of the TAB and its expertise than happens currently. Good TAB members > might be those who are willing to let the LF know when they have an > opinion on what the LF should be doing with and for the community. As > an example, some of us have been pushing for the TAB to help with the > selection of technical talks at LF conferences; I *think* that we > provided useful input for LCE this year. > > That ties in to my last thought...in my time on the TAB, I've noticed > that most of the work tends to be done by a relatively small subset of > the members. Perhaps every committee is like that, in the end. A > successful TAB member, IMO, is one who is willing to make the time to not > just attend attend the meetings (which may be at less-than-convenient > times depending on where you live and travel), but also to commit to > putting some time into helping out when there's something to be done. > > jon -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: [Tech-board] [Ksummit-discuss] Linux Foundation Technical Advisory Board Elections and Nomination process
On Sat, 24 Oct 2015 11:28:19 +0100 Grant Likely wrote: > I've been asked several versions of the same question, and also the > annual "what does the TAB actually do?" question, so I'm going to try > and answer them all in one email: Great summary, Grant, thanks. A few additions of my own... - The Linux Foundation tends to ask TAB members if they can give talks at events. Even more than free software development in general, TAB membership can be good if you don't like buying your own T-shirts! - The TAB has been named in the kernel's "code of conflict" as the body that will receive complaints about harassment or other untoward behavior in our community and try to resolve them. Thus far, no such complaints have been presented, but TAB members need to be prepared for that to happen. - It has been my feeling for a fair while that the LF could make more use of the TAB and its expertise than happens currently. Good TAB members might be those who are willing to let the LF know when they have an opinion on what the LF should be doing with and for the community. As an example, some of us have been pushing for the TAB to help with the selection of technical talks at LF conferences; I *think* that we provided useful input for LCE this year. That ties in to my last thought...in my time on the TAB, I've noticed that most of the work tends to be done by a relatively small subset of the members. Perhaps every committee is like that, in the end. A successful TAB member, IMO, is one who is willing to make the time to not just attend attend the meetings (which may be at less-than-convenient times depending on where you live and travel), but also to commit to putting some time into helping out when there's something to be done. jon -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: [Tech-board] [Ksummit-discuss] Linux Foundation Technical Advisory Board Elections and Nomination process
Good write-up! We should archive this for reference in future years! John On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 11:28:19AM +0100, Grant Likely wrote: > [Including Rafael who also asked about what being a TAB member means] > > On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 10:03 PM, Darren Hart wrote: > > On Tue, Oct 06, 2015 at 11:06:47AM +0100, Grant Likely wrote: > > Is there a good description of what is expected of a TAB member? How much > > time > > is involved? What makes a great TAB member? > > > > I've found: http://www.linuxfoundation.org/programs/advisory-councils/tab > > > > I've read the charter and scanned some of the minutes, but I'd still like to > > hear from some of the "incumbants". Specifically, what makes you successful > > as a > > member of the TAB? > > I've been asked several versions of the same question, and also the > annual "what does the TAB actually do?" question, so I'm going to try > and answer them all in one email: > > As the name implies, the primary job of the TAB is to advise the Linux > Foundation board of directors on technical, social and political > issues regarding Linux and Open Source. Our job is to represent the > views of Linux developers and to foster constructive communication > between the Linux Foundation leadership and our community. > > A natural by-product of this is that the TAB also acts in the > background to identify and resolve issues for the Linux community > before they become a problem. The TAB tends to be composed of well > respected individuals with good connections throughout our community, > and so we're in a good place to recognize who to talk to when an issue > is raised. > > Finally, there are a few projects that the TAB is directly responsible > for. We make sure there is a planning committee for the Linux Plumbers > conference every year. We run a 'buddy' program to help new Linux > Foundation member companies learn how to be fine upstanding Linux > citizens. We are the response team for any issues of harassment or > abuse within the kernel community. In past years we coordinated the > response to UEFI Secure Boot to ensure that Linux would not be locked > out of the consumer PC market, and been active in helping member > companies understand and be comfortable with the licencing obligations > associated with Linux. > > A good TAB member is well respected by the community, is a ready > listener, is comfortable discussing both technical and social issues, > and has a good understanding of how the Linux community works. Since > the TAB deals with a wide range of issues, the ideal TAB candidate > should be prepared to consider issues outside of their own area of > expertise. Sometime the most important characteristic of a TAB member > is recognizing when an issue is beyond their depth and go looking for > the right person to consult. > > Time commitment wise, The TAB meets once a month for a conference > call, plus any additional time required to deal with TAB business. > Once a year (6 months after the TAB general election) the TAB elects > one member to serve as the chair, and the chair of the TAB is proposed > to the Linux Foundation to serve as a Linux Foundation Director which > has additional time requirements. > > One last point, some issues addressed by the TAB are highly sensitive > and any member can request a topic to be kept strictly confidential. > We do this to protect the working relationship we have with industry > bodies, and to protect the companies and individuals involved. Any > prospective TAB member must be comfortable abiding by our > confidentiality rules. > > I hope this answers your questions. > > g. > ___ > Tech-board mailing list > tech-bo...@lists.linux-foundation.org > https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/tech-board > -- John W. LinvilleSomeday the world will need a hero, and you linvi...@tuxdriver.com might be all we have. Be ready. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
