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=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS 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 CAD42C10DCE for ; Fri, 13 Mar 2020 14:52:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A405A206FA for ; Fri, 13 Mar 2020 14:52:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1726691AbgCMOww (ORCPT ); Fri, 13 Mar 2020 10:52:52 -0400 Received: from outgoing-auth-1.mit.edu ([18.9.28.11]:37579 "EHLO outgoing.mit.edu" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726643AbgCMOww (ORCPT ); Fri, 13 Mar 2020 10:52:52 -0400 Received: from callcc.thunk.org (pool-72-93-95-157.bstnma.fios.verizon.net [72.93.95.157]) (authenticated bits=0) (User authenticated as tytso@ATHENA.MIT.EDU) by outgoing.mit.edu (8.14.7/8.12.4) with ESMTP id 02DEq6H9007099 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NOT); Fri, 13 Mar 2020 10:52:06 -0400 Received: by callcc.thunk.org (Postfix, from userid 15806) id 25BB9420E5E; Fri, 13 Mar 2020 10:52:06 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 10:52:06 -0400 From: "Theodore Y. Ts'o" To: Jani Nikula Cc: Steven Rostedt , Geert Uytterhoeven , "tech-board-discuss@lists.linuxfoundation.org" , "ksummit-discuss@lists.linuxfoundation.org" , Vlastimil Babka , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" Subject: Re: [Tech-board-discuss] [Ksummit-discuss] Linux Foundation Technical Advisory Board Elections -- Change to charter Message-ID: <20200313145206.GE225435@mit.edu> References: <20200313031947.GC225435@mit.edu> <87d09gljhj.fsf@intel.com> <20200313093548.GA2089143@kroah.com> <24c64c56-947b-4267-33b8-49a22f719c81@suse.cz> <20200313100755.GA2161605@kroah.com> <20200313103720.GA2215823@kroah.com> <20200313081216.627c5bdf@gandalf.local.home> <874kusl50q.fsf@intel.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <874kusl50q.fsf@intel.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 04:10:29PM +0200, Jani Nikula wrote: > > Have you considered whether the eligibility for running and voting > should be made the same? As it is, absolutely anyone can self-nominate > and run. That's always been the case. However, at least historically, people who weren't physically present has never been successful. One of the changes last year with the adoption of electronic voting was there was only a written nomination statement and not a short spoken statement before the vote. - Ted