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 8D41DD0A for ; Tue, 3 Sep 2019 11:13:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-qk1-f180.google.com (mail-qk1-f180.google.com [209.85.222.180]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9D9BC8C1 for ; Tue, 3 Sep 2019 11:13:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-qk1-f180.google.com with SMTP id 201so5877985qkd.13 for ; Tue, 03 Sep 2019 04:13:39 -0700 (PDT) From: Laura Abbott Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 10.3 \(3273\)) Message-Id: <0F702CB8-6D0C-4550-9EA7-EE86B4D96073@labbott.name> Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2019 07:13:35 -0400 To: ksummit-discuss@lists.linuxfoundation.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: [Ksummit-discuss] Linux Foundation Technical Advisory Board Elections -- voting procedures List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Hi, On behalf of the Linux Foundation Technical Advisory Board (TAB), I'd = like to take this opportunity to announce the voting procedures for the 2019 TAB elections. As was announced[1], this year we are moving to electronic = voting. Everyone who is registered for kernel summit (co-located with Linux = Plumbers Conference in Lisbon this year) by September 8th 2019 is eligible to = vote in this year's TAB elections. This includes everyone registered for = Plumbers and Maintainers summit. All eligible voters will receive a link from Condorcet Internet Voting Service (https://civs.cs.cornell.edu) by the start of the first Plumbers session (September 9th 10am UTC+1). The = voting will run until September 11th at 10am UTC+1. The list of all candidates and their platform is available at the = following Google doc = https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E3_W1c-xJMx9o2PCnKiGt3vqs-mPh77yNO4GSq= NipOQ/edit?usp=3Dsharing We will also be hosting an open TAB session at Plumbers on Monday September 9th at 18:30. A more detailed FAQ about voting procedures is below. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to tab@lists.linux-foundation.org . Thanks, Laura P.S. Please consider this a reminder to send in your TAB nominations! [1] = https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/ksummit-discuss/2019-July/0065= 82.html --- Q: Why are we making this change? A: As explained in the previous announcement, = https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/ksummit-discuss/2019-July/0065= 82.html In person voting has a number of limitations. We'd like to move to = electronic voting with the objective of giving more members of our community a = voice in the membership of the TAB Q: Who is eligible to vote? A: All registered attendees of Plumbers and Kernel Maintainers Summit = are eligible. Q: If I am registered for Plumbers but not attending can I still vote? A: We will be sending the e-mail to all registered attendees before = confirming they are present. Q: Can I register for Plumbers just to vote? A: Plumbers is sold out this year. Q: Why bother with electronic voting if the voting pool is still = conference attendees? A: The kernel philosophy is small incremental changes. Based on = discussions with the TAB, changing the voting method and widening the voting pool simultaneously was too much for one year. The goal is to run the = electronic voting this year with the same voting pool and then discuss how voting = will work in subsequent years. Q: When does voting start? A: E-mails with the voting link will be sent out before the start of the first Plumbers session on Monday September 9th at 10am UTC+1 Q: When does voting end? A: Voting ends on September 11th at 10am UTC+1 Q: What's the software used for voting? A: We will be using the hosted version of the Condorcet Internet Voting = Service (CIVS) at https://civs.cs.cornell.edu Q: Is this code open source? A: Yes. The code is available under a BSD-like research license Q: How do I vote? A: You will receive an e-mail by Monday September 9th at 10am UTC+1 with a link to vote. Q: Is this method of voting secure? A: Privacy and security is a focus of CIVS. See https://civs.cs.cornell.edu/sec_priv.html for more information. Q: The website mentions ranked choice voting. What is this? A: In ranked choice voting, you rank your preferred choices from most to least liked. The theory is this results in a more accurate = representation of what the voter pool wants. This is a different method than we've used for TAB elections in the past where you indicated your preferred $n out of $m candidates. Because we are using the hosted version of CIVS, we = did not have the option to use our old method of voting. Q: The description mentions an 'election supervisor'. What is this role? A: The election supervisor's role is to start and stop the poll, send links to voters, and set various options for the poll. A single e-mail address is used to e-mail the link to manage the election, after which anyone with the link can manage the poll. Q: Who is the election supervisor for the TAB elections? A: We have created a mailing list for election management. This mailing list contains individuals from the kernel community who are not running for the TAB this year, similar to in-person proctors from past years. We are still working on getting the mailing list set up, the address = will be announced when it is ready. Q: What if I lose the e-mail before I vote? A: Please e-mail the election list, address to be announced Q: What if I want to change my vote? A: This is not possible, please make sure you've made your final choices when you click submit. Q: What if I want to practice voting? A: CIVS has a number of sample polls available. Feel free to vote in = those to see how the process works. Q: What if something unforeseen happens with electronic voting and we = don't end up with results? A: We will arrange an in person vote similar to previous years. Q: What if I have questions not addressed here? A: E-mail tab@lists.linuxfoundation.org for the current Technical = Advisory Board or the election list, address to be announced