Re: [MAINTAINERS SUMMIT] Time to call it quits for the maintainer summit?

Geert Uytterhoeven <[email protected]>
Newsgroups dev.linux.lists.ksummit
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On Mon, 10 Aug 2026 at 00:10, Dave Airlie <[email protected]> wrote:
> I think people really have a misconception about what goes on at the
> maintainer summit, the best explanation I've been given was that it is
> Linus's staff meeting. The people that Linus works with closest, get
> invited to talk to Linus and help him figure out where the overall
> ship is going and where things are going wrong.

That was also my impression.

On Sat, 8 Aug 2026 at 01:20, Theodore Tso <[email protected]> wrote:
> Today, the Maintainer Summit is basically a half-day event, with
> around 30 people (plus any sponsored attendees), and is only focused
> on process questions, with the technical discussions taking place at

Forgive my ignorance, how do the sponsored attendees fit into this
picture?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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