[Tech-board-discuss] TAB nomination

[Steven Rostedt]

On Wed, 7 Nov 2018 21:14:12 -0800
Kees Cook via Tech-board-discuss
<tech-board-discuss at lists.linux-foundation.org> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm volunteering to stand for election to the TAB.
> 
> My primary concern for the kernel is security. I've been a member of
> the security at kernel.org response team for 5 years, and I've been
> herding cats with the Kernel Self-Protection Project for 3 years. I
> have frequently worked kernel-wide across many subsystems, or many
> architectures, when helping landing various security defenses. This
> cross-maintainer work is a unique social and technical challenge, and
> the topic of "security" is a similarly wide and unique challenge. I'd
> like to represent both of these concerns on the TAB.
> 
> In addition to being an active kernel developer and maintainer, I also
> bring several "downstream" perspectives on how the kernel is consumed.
> I understand the concerns of a general purpose distro, having worked
> on Ubuntu for 5 years. More recently, I know the demands of special
> purpose device vendors, having worked on Chrome OS, Brillo, and
> Android over the last 7 years.
> 
> I was a reluctant supporter of the Code of Conflict (it did not go far
> enough), but I was even more unhappy with the sudden Code of Conduct
> (due to lack of decision transparency and potential for very
> counter-intuitive interpretations). I am, however, a fan of the base
> intent and the recent clarifications: I've not enjoyed the times I've
> been yelled at by Linus, and I have not liked seeing other toxic
> interactions in the community. I'd like to help make sure the TAB
> continues to support a positive social dynamic for contributors to the
> kernel, stays up front about these kinds of changes going forward, and
> that it is not unduly influenced by external forces.
> 
> Thanks for your consideration,
>

Thanks Kees, I added you to the document.

-- Steve