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charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This is a quick update on the upcoming election for five seats on the Linux Foundation Technical Advisory Board. - Everybody who is eligible for an automatic ballot has been sent an email to that effect. If you did not receive the email (and feel you should have), or if you are eligible to vote and would like a ballot, please contact us at tab-elections@lists.linux.dev. - The nomination period is open until 17:00 JST (GMT + 9) on October 8. Serving on the TAB is a unique opportunity to help the community; if you are interested, please do not hesitate to put your name forward. - The original call for candidates contained a small flaw: October 7 is a Wednesday. Also, the TAB meeting minutes are now live. Eligible voters should be sure to enable their email address in the CIVS system under "Activate user" prior to the start of voting: https://civs1.civs.us/cgi-bin/opt_in.pl The (fixed) original announcement follows with all the details. Thanks! Subject: 2026 LF Technical Advisory Board election - call for candidates The 2026 election for membership on the Linux Foundation Technical Advisory Board (TAB) will be held electronically after the 2026 Linux Plumbers Conference, from October 8 to 15. This announcement covers both the call for candidates and the details of voting in this election. The TAB exists to provide advice from the kernel community to the Linux Foundation and holds a seat on the LF's board of directors; it also serves to facilitate interactions both within the community and with outside entities. Over the last year, the TAB has overseen the organization of the Linux Plumbers Conference, helped develop the Linux kernel's project continuity process, advised on GPL enforcement developments and the use of AI, worked behind the scenes to help resolve a number of contentious community discussions, worked with the Linux Foundation on community conference planning, and more. The public minutes from TAB meetings can be found in this repository: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/docs/tab/tab.git/ Note that there will be an "ask us anything" session with the current TAB at the Linux Plumbers Conference; it is currently scheduled for 09:00 AM on Wednesday, October 7: https://lpc.events/event/20/contributions/2406/ CALL FOR NOMINATIONS The TAB has ten members serving two-year terms; half of the board is elected each year. The members whose terms are expiring this year are: - Kees Cook - Dave Hansen - Shuah Khan - Miguel Ojeda Further, the term of Dan Williams would have expired this year as well. The members whose terms expire next year are: - David Hildenbrand - Greg Kroah-Hartman - Julia Lawall - Steve Rostedt - Ted Ts'o Anybody who meets the voting criteria (described below) may self-nominate to run in this election. To nominate yourself, please send an email to: tech-board-discuss@lists.linux.dev Please include a short (<= 200 words) statement describing why you are running and what you would like to accomplish on the TAB; these statements will be collected and made publicly available. The nomination deadline is 17:00 JST (GMT + 9) on October 8. VOTING IN THE TAB ELECTION The criteria for voting in this year's TAB election are unchanged from last year. To be eligible to vote, you must have at least three commits in a released mainline or stable kernel that: - Have a commit date in 2025 or later - List your email in a Signed-off-by, Tested-by, Reported-by, Reviewed-by, or Acked-by tag. Everybody with at least 50 commits meeting this description will receive a ballot automatically; they will receive an email confirming this status shortly. Eligible voters with less than 50 commits can receive a ballot by sending a request to tab-elections@lists.linux.dev. We will, once again, be using the Condorcet Internet Voting Service (CIVS) https://civs1.civs.us . This is a voting service focused on security and privacy. There are sample polls on the website if you would like to see what a ballot will look like. Please contact tab-elections@lists.linux.dev if you have any questions. -- Cheers, The LF TAB elections team