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From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
Date:   Fri, 13 Mar 2020 11:50:45 +0100
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Subject: Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [Tech-board-discuss] Linux Foundation Technical
 Advisory Board Elections -- Change to charter
To:     Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
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Hi Greg,

On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 11:37 AM Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 11:16:36AM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 11:08 AM Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> wrote:
> > > On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 10:41:57AM +0100, Vlastimil Babka wrote:
> > > > On 3/13/20 10:35 AM, Greg KH wrote:
> > > > >> Not that I'm saying there's an easy solution, but obviously kernel.org
> > > > >> account is not as problem free as you might think.
> > > > >
> > > > > We are not saying it is "problem free", but what really is the problem
> > > > > with it?
> > > >
> > > > IIUC there is no problem for its current use, but it would be rather restrictive
> > > > if it was used as the only criterion for being able to vote for TAB remotely.
> > >
> > > Given that before now, there has not be any way to vote for the TAB
> > > remotely, it's less restrictive :)
> >
> > But people without kernel.org accounts could still vote in person before,
> > right?
>
> Yes, and they still can today, this is expanding the pool, not
> restricting it.

Oh right, assumed we'll still have a conference in person, and unrestricted
travel.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

-- 
Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@linux-m68k.org

In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But
when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or something like that.
                                -- Linus Torvalds