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 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=3.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS,URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A4B3C3A5A2 for ; Tue, 3 Sep 2019 11:13:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0791022CF8 for ; Tue, 3 Sep 2019 11:13:41 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=labbott.name header.i=@labbott.name header.b="CMcmgs9c" Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1728838AbfICLNk (ORCPT ); Tue, 3 Sep 2019 07:13:40 -0400 Received: from mail-qk1-f182.google.com ([209.85.222.182]:42665 "EHLO mail-qk1-f182.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726840AbfICLNj (ORCPT ); Tue, 3 Sep 2019 07:13:39 -0400 Received: by mail-qk1-f182.google.com with SMTP id f13so15372785qkm.9 for ; Tue, 03 Sep 2019 04:13:39 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=labbott.name; s=google; h=from:content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:subject:message-id:date :to; bh=zqa5ZMLg0fTI0pF6DzPr1eutA6vpO+UEVuYus/lDOoA=; b=CMcmgs9c+iCw/yRz3Soop0t5AUQ4tQIVaLTG8v5tKG0a9oxTpjZiEro2kwSloeSIwr Px6PFMXTaSoEIxYL+Pg6SDrOgE7PpcCSAFrNUT2BgHWk8NOWXTX8iLuqKqETbjwQnPnf PfppGc37B6voAw/6dGrsHSyIDcFcxhgoVlo7g= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:from:content-transfer-encoding:mime-version :subject:message-id:date:to; bh=zqa5ZMLg0fTI0pF6DzPr1eutA6vpO+UEVuYus/lDOoA=; b=Qi4o7Ev138B8p5zeZCPWng2vZtO2LwXQFb/qrQs9eLfRRs7ukrjhWFwwd07UOKADDs F4VgJYa5nWRtDLCTbetgqpKw0AjooIIwJqq45tPhUpX9I2s5gY4TrVQKdCMctozh2RXb wo5dpDUNsqdZhLsugIanH84Wq9dSYav8lMvTfm9mKTebl1jkB6X980zCpdkHQ0vTpiEb cp4g1MUB8Rqhch2eoREEGNfuJu+L2fO/ajwNpAll/7d03ggHfyWPzOHkAlvP2chY+/TZ EZuZLuu6uj9uuS8xEy3M11s7utvFL9+GA00kJxnYEAknF0mUAgHyov0m1XMEJhjWvxZi 83UQ== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAUCFmiSvlgSRSzQ8AA4BgTHM3AYPGVY9QbJVQ+Zsh1N6/8UYW18 xix5MFOvUQNBpb6GxEPPwToRkg== X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqzmLayJMlPuCRIgPHEUCQ4W91/FlleWSrkz6X2HOJKcQBiuz9FsQPb/5JScnEAsbcDVYeOnCw== X-Received: by 2002:a05:620a:1283:: with SMTP id w3mr27431681qki.237.1567509218295; Tue, 03 Sep 2019 04:13:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [172.20.4.210] ([64.196.201.104]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id u39sm7881457qtj.34.2019.09.03.04.13.37 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Tue, 03 Sep 2019 04:13:37 -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 \(3273\)) Subject: Linux Foundation Technical Advisory Board Elections -- voting procedures 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 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3273) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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