Re: [Tech-board-discuss] Re: [Ksummit-2007-discuss] Re: Linux Foundation Technical Advisory Board Elections

[Matthew Wilcox <matthew@wil.cx>]

On Fri, Aug 24, 2007 at 06:54:14AM +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> My impression as an SPI member is that in practice most SPI members come 
> from the SPI projects [1], and due to Debian's size Debian developers 
> are the majority of SPI members.

That's true -- but bear in mind that most SPI members are inactive, and
don't even vote for SPI leader.  I doubt most existing members could be
bothered to vote for Linux Foundation TAB.

> If you elect at KS it'll favor kernel developers.
> If you let all SPI members elect it'll favor Debian developers.

The crucial difference is that anyone (within reason) can join SPI.
It's hard to join KS.  And it doesn't just 'favour' kernel developers,
it completely limits it to kernel developers.

> The Linux Foundation homepage says "The Technical Advisory Board (TAB) 
> provides the Linux kernel community a direct voice into The Linux 
> Foundation???s activities...". If this is the intention, an election at 
> the KS is the best solution.

I think that's a statement of the current position, and not necessarily
where the TAB wants to be.

-- 
"Bill, look, we understand that you're interested in selling us this
operating system, but compare it to ours.  We can't possibly take such
a retrograde step."