linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Documentation: Linux Contribution Maturity Model and the wider community

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Date:   Tue, 20 Jun 2023 13:54:37 +1000 (AEST)
From:   Finn Thain <fthain@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        tech-board-discuss@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation: Linux Contribution Maturity Model and
 the wider community

On Mon, 19 Jun 2023, Kees Cook wrote:

> > @@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ Level 5
> >  
> >  * Upstream kernel development is considered a formal job position, with
> >    at least a third of the engineer’s time spent doing Upstream Work.
> > -* Organizations will actively seek out community member feedback as a
> > -  factor in official performance reviews.
> 
> This really cannot be dropped -- companies must factor upstream work 
> into performance reviews or it will continue to be seen as "free time" 
> work, and employees won't be recognized for their upstream 
> contributions. If an org has no perf reviews, this item is already 
> nullified, IMO.
> 

I believe that I've now addressed this in my reply to Greg.