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Is there anything you would like to ask the Foundation's TAB (Technical Advisory Board)?

Then come to the "ask us anything" session with the current TAB at the @linuxplumbersconf 2024, which is currently scheduled for 9:00 on Friday, September 20[1].

And if you can't be there, just tell me your questions: I'll try to bring a few of them forward if I get a chance.

[1] lore.kernel.org/all/87zforv3zc

@kernellogger @linuxplumbersconf If Dan is available, definitely going to vote him. He is right type of personality for this type of position in my opinion, as far as my judgement goes.
@kernellogger @linuxplumbersconf It would be nice to hear from possible candidates how they plan to address Rust, and how Linux community is going to address AI (not addressing is also one way to address it).

The Rust question could be further split into "what about GCC-Rust" and "what about defconfigs" parts.

Maybe LF could setup poll for candidates to answer these concerns? That could also spin more interest on voting.
Thorsten Leemhuis (acct. 1/4)

@jarkko @linuxplumbersconf

thx for the feedback, wrote that down.

reg. more interest on voting: if you ask me, I'd list other things that are more important; a better understanding of what the TAB actually does / helped realize in say the past two years for example.

youtube.com/watch?v=Qc7HmhrgTu

@kernellogger @linuxplumbersconf I've tried to shout these questions to all possible cat fights I've seen concerning Rust and Linux kernel because I really should know the answers as a maintainer. Unfortunately they gather almost zero interest.

However, not having even rudimentary guidelines documented how to address these questions make Rust patch reviews more complicated than they should be, add friction in the community and generally make everyone feel like shit of themselves ;-)