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Linus Torvalds Got Confused About 'When and Where' Maintainer's Summit Is Going To be Held, So Organizers Moved the Entire Conference (linuxfoundation.org)
From The Linux Foundation's mailing list: Last Friday (just before Labor Day) I learned that Linus had gotten confused about when and where the Maintainer's Summit was going to be held this year. And most unfortunately, he has already scheduled a family vacation overlapping with the week of the Maintainer's Summit. Over the weekend, I've been conferring with folks from the Linux Foundation, Linus, and the Maintainer's / Kernel Summit program committee. We explored a lot of options, but ultimately there were only two choices that were workable:
1) Have the Maintainer's Summit in Vancouver, without Linus.
2) Move the Maintainer's Summit to Edinburgh, with Linus.
Curiously enough, Linus suggested option #1. And while holding the Maintainer's Summit without Linus might be an interesting experiment, ultimately, the Program Committee had a strong consensus that moving it Summit to Edinburgh was the better option.
This means that the Maintainer's Summit will take place in Edinburgh, on Monday afternoon, October 22nd. As a reminder, the Maintainer's Summit is an invite-only workshop, with ~30 people attending. The focus of the Maintainer's Summit is process and development issues, *not* technical issues. The Kernel Summit track will still be held in Vancouver alongside Plumber's. Technical discussions will take place there; we simply won't have the time, or necessarily, the right people, to have technical discussions at the Maintainer's Summit.
1) Have the Maintainer's Summit in Vancouver, without Linus.
2) Move the Maintainer's Summit to Edinburgh, with Linus.
Curiously enough, Linus suggested option #1. And while holding the Maintainer's Summit without Linus might be an interesting experiment, ultimately, the Program Committee had a strong consensus that moving it Summit to Edinburgh was the better option.
This means that the Maintainer's Summit will take place in Edinburgh, on Monday afternoon, October 22nd. As a reminder, the Maintainer's Summit is an invite-only workshop, with ~30 people attending. The focus of the Maintainer's Summit is process and development issues, *not* technical issues. The Kernel Summit track will still be held in Vancouver alongside Plumber's. Technical discussions will take place there; we simply won't have the time, or necessarily, the right people, to have technical discussions at the Maintainer's Summit.
If you scheduled an Infinity Gem convention over Thanos' personal time off, seems like you would move that convention too.
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
Yes it is.
Why would someone vacation in Edinburgh in October? Isn't it rather cold there?
Meeting moved due to scheduling conflicts.
News at 11.
Trump's travel ban, US Customs going through all of your electronics, ubiquitous surveillance during your stay, should I go on?
ubiquitous surveillance during your stay
because *that* doesn't exist in the UK
He gave them two hints:
(1) I got my dates mixed up and I cannot attend due to prior commitments.
(2) Don't reschedule, just carry on without me.
Don't you guys get it? He may want the community to be less dependent, more able to stand on its own, not need the hand holding.
A bit like asking "why not Germany?" in the late 30s
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Bullshit
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It used it be. And can be again.
Wake me up when:
* music, home economics, shop, and finance are mandatory classes in school again,
*we stop teaching math by rote which kills all curiosity in the subject,
* we stop idolizing sport stars and actors who make millions -- who will be forgotten in a few decades and instead have more and better Teachers who struggle to make a decent wage
* we stop spending Billions fighting another man's rich war
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* we stop the visual pollution of advertising
* we stop tracking everything fucking thing a person does and selling the data to the highest bidder
* we take security breaches serious and enforce fines for when personal information is hacked / stolen
* we stop censoring people who think different
* etc.
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So, move a workshop that's invite only for 30 people, and not to do with the technical side. Linus says don't bother, you're fine without me. The rest basically vote "Nah, we'd like to come see you", and people complain?
Sounds like great cameraderie on that committee, and I really hope they enjoy themselves. Edinburgh is a lovely city, and the Scots are great people.. They'll be shown a warm welcome, and have the chance to wander around the area if they choose to. Which is a great way to go sightseeing, and throw in a little business on the side.
They could easily have had the conference without him. I think they just like the guy, wanted him included if possible, and really thought they may just enjoy a trip to Scotland to sample the local wares!
Absolutely nothing wrong with that. I wholeheartedly approve of the cameradierie they're showing.
What calendar software do you all use on Linux? Honest question, b/c Ive used lightning (w/ Thunderbird) and found it pretty clunky.
seems relevant somehow..
Seriously. The lead has an appointment clash. Whatever the reason.
Of course the crew adjusts. This is SOP in every team.
On top of that, Linus isn't just some mid-range lead in a kinda so so software team.
This is the kernel and he basically has demigod status and for good reasons too, so I presume the crew is happy to adjust.
We suffer more in our imagination than in reality. - Seneca