From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from lists.ozlabs.org (lists.ozlabs.org [112.213.38.117]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 690261091936 for ; Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:12:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: from boromir.ozlabs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by lists.ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4fcNLK0jnDz2xnj; Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:12:41 +1100 (AEDT) Authentication-Results: lists.ozlabs.org; arc=none smtp.remote-ip=203.29.241.158 ARC-Seal: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=lists.ozlabs.org; s=201707; t=1773965560; cv=none; b=T2ibwXdvDXLPOSjogLsB/sS+HA3tM3ah7XVTdIW6E135p8OPmrXXnW+cJFKfCiIAmz1Da/+eN8RQuxUHk38BrfcRtaJDWzNfGYU4PoT6zj26nb4W8B4wsy/ikhcQfK5V6UjHpzl5R1Rb1eY7zZ9v5f27PcBsIOVLJmzONfbWZspR3KPOXGgX5sWEEhb62KkjI/cGdBRzAwAX/+yyj/ura3Ir1DoKAqwG853qS3ciR4D0A/KdFH5xKpxj7gSHrd1g/HOnme7NaM4Ke6k4gSU8jStmU7hb1hXZ/K5hJx4Bf/e2Whgg6kY/cDOc5fjRvlNJuJcx3wMmskEkhvFCEy+Z4A== ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=lists.ozlabs.org; s=201707; t=1773965560; c=relaxed/relaxed; bh=3q0ePvMKE1iZqvjWhvLwnXUMyxmtUwEJF4J917E4tXU=; h=Message-ID:Subject:From:To:Date:In-Reply-To:References: Content-Type:MIME-Version; b=KU126N9spuHTyj8oT4kPp+rfzxGJcLlQJZ87pQ+TdAOZuBUpCiImscBnm83ibactnJ8HcofBQSPxljATZouqgWnHs1tUGc13Rxr/C5OCRQOrbN+/fO0KeTX7if15VTsYbxXMZboqro+X78Jjx8aw5/R4D2myIsjlTHCj5DV5rFLgI2qYtSb+p/x6Qkij+02GST1oLmJHHOazP/N1YGfU1dWvP83cVUYUfaeeY28FCV+4huYMiA/Xat5TMK02wbnSIxWSjPlVSnLUV5lSPaoQnpsBAPofPewFFconUQUxj1dPmO4bQ1t/GgvUvc4Hw/XzZvyvjjn6/lZ0BlLF26DZiw== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; lists.ozlabs.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=codeconstruct.com.au; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=codeconstruct.com.au header.i=@codeconstruct.com.au header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=2022a header.b=bPJuMq3U; dkim-atps=neutral; spf=pass (client-ip=203.29.241.158; helo=codeconstruct.com.au; envelope-from=andrew@codeconstruct.com.au; receiver=lists.ozlabs.org) smtp.mailfrom=codeconstruct.com.au Authentication-Results: lists.ozlabs.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=codeconstruct.com.au Authentication-Results: lists.ozlabs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=codeconstruct.com.au header.i=@codeconstruct.com.au header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=2022a header.b=bPJuMq3U; dkim-atps=neutral Authentication-Results: lists.ozlabs.org; spf=pass (sender SPF authorized) smtp.mailfrom=codeconstruct.com.au (client-ip=203.29.241.158; helo=codeconstruct.com.au; envelope-from=andrew@codeconstruct.com.au; receiver=lists.ozlabs.org) Received: from codeconstruct.com.au (pi.codeconstruct.com.au [203.29.241.158]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange x25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by lists.ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4fcNLH5p1nz2xN2 for ; Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:12:39 +1100 (AEDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=codeconstruct.com.au; s=2022a; t=1773965558; bh=3q0ePvMKE1iZqvjWhvLwnXUMyxmtUwEJF4J917E4tXU=; h=Subject:From:To:Date:In-Reply-To:References; b=bPJuMq3UBE8ewS1Bsq7zqjVw6mfyga+/l/5jr5ZEeOj4xrvNdeSwmP1vYsF909H1N o7biIk7q4DzUDEV0lm8A43HOlJoamLgtVHxN17VMJ1k7p0kmM0vVJFhSmStpLjv7Rw ggKSxo+2B96GjVlctIU8GWYT+njb0wQ60lW8wPxEczGxTB5r4myAzDzTbsFynpFyYj zTbaKmyqLf4GPBRnNuA3SHe8NshkqsjFNWSMEm3czS6RafmQGDOSc7oFdV3T8UezgC U4pRHdjwLWZIFcvFh5NKBfoHBYpVcMQtyyTYA1YeRbhwFoyY+zrNqgtfjmx3AQMM+p 5mVjTo4sdSI+A== Received: from [192.168.68.115] (unknown [180.150.112.60]) by mail.codeconstruct.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id E408B60C33; Fri, 20 Mar 2026 08:12:37 +0800 (AWST) Message-ID: <4abc5db08e32525ff923f4e3bf5fe91b3b94e2e3.camel@codeconstruct.com.au> Subject: Re: TOF elections for 2026H1 From: Andrew Jeffery To: Patrick Williams , OpenBMC List Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:42:36 +1030 In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable User-Agent: Evolution 3.56.2-0+deb13u1 X-Mailing-List: openbmc@lists.ozlabs.org List-Id: List-Help: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , , List-Unsubscribe: Precedence: list MIME-Version: 1.0 On Wed, 2026-03-18 at 16:11 -0400, Patrick Williams wrote: > With this being the most nominated-for election in TOF history, I would > strongly encourage candidates to reply to this email with a [brief] > campaign: who are you, what work have you done for the community, why do > you want to be on the TOF, etc. Hi, I'm Andrew, and I've nominated myself for another term on the TOF. I'm interested in maintaining a seat there to provide input from the perspective of the bootloader and kernel layers. I maintain the project's Linux and U-Boot forks. An important portion of that work boils down to ensuring contributors follow sustainable practices. Sustainable contribution practices require early work upstream, with all the technical and social expectations that entails.=C2=A0 In the case of Linux I'm the upstream maintainer of the BMC tree. The BMC tree looks after BMC-related devicetrees as well as SoC-specific drivers and build infrastructure. I tend to review a lot of ASPEED- related patches. I also maintain some elements of OpenBMC's communication plumbing. Specifically: * libpldm, a broadly applicable implementation of the various and related PLDM specifications from the DMTF, and * mctpreactor, a nexus daemon sitting between entity-manager and mctpd for configuring MCTP networks in OpenBMC I maintain other bits and pieces in the project as well, but those listed above are the most significant. I use my experience in these areas to provide input on queries raised to the TOF. So far I feel I've helped influence decisions in helpful directions, and I'd like to continue to do so with your vote. Thanks, Andrew