linux-kernel - Re: [Tech-board-discuss] [Ksummit-discuss] Linux Foundation Technical Advisory Board Elections -- Change to charter

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Date:   Fri, 13 Mar 2020 10:52:06 -0400
From:   "Theodore Y. Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
To:     Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@...el.com>
Cc:     Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
        "tech-board-discuss@...ts.linuxfoundation.org" 
        <tech-board-discuss@...ts.linuxfoundation.org>,
        "ksummit-discuss@...ts.linuxfoundation.org" 
        <ksummit-discuss@...ts.linuxfoundation.org>,
        Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [Tech-board-discuss] [Ksummit-discuss] Linux Foundation
 Technical Advisory Board Elections -- Change to charter

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