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

On 10 August 2026 09:20:03 GMT-04:00, Steven Rostedt <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:14:56 +0100
>"Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM)" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> +cc 2*David, Liam, Andrew as referenced below
>> 
>> On Sun, Aug 09, 2026 at 05:09:18PM -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:
>> > This should not hinder new people from being invited. As the kernel
>> > changes, new people start to have more stake in the kernel. People like
>> > Miguel and I would even argue for Lorenzo ;-)  
>> 
>> That's very kind of you and Miguel ;)
>
>Oops, Miguel didn't say that. I worded that wrong. Or at least I didn't add
>enough commas:
>
>  "People like Miguel, and I would even argue for, Lorenzo"
>
>As in, People like Miguel and Lorenzo. And I would argue for you.
>
>> 
>> However I'm nowhere near the caliber of attendee the LF describes and if anybody
>> from mm should attend it should be David as Liam also suggested :)
>> 
>> In fact as David is taking over (albeit for a transitional period) from Andrew,
>> it makes sense that he be invited _this_ year in my view.
>
>It's also about who is able to articulate issues, not just their standing in
>the community. You are very vocal and able to bring up things that should
>be talked about. If we have someone that is higher up the maintainer
>hierarchy, but doesn't speak up, they may not be as useful.
>
>I'm not saying that David or Liam wouldn't speak up. What I am saying is
>that it's not the only criteria.

I don't want to be invited.  My only reason for being vocal is to facilitate process improvements.

Thanks,
Liam