[Ofa_boardplus] OFA maintainer role

[Paul Grun]

There's no doubt that Linux needs another maintainer...

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>For anyone needing/wanting more proof that an OFA paid maintainer is
>necessary, Leon’s comments below speak to that.
>This is part of a thread from the linux-rdma mailing list.
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>> On Sep 24, 2017, at 10:23 PM, Leon Romanovsky <leon at kernel.org> wrote:
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>> After LPC, I left with an impression that we have three main issues:
>> 1. Overloaded maintainer who can't go without worries to PTO,
>> especially in this subsystem which is backed by distributed companies
>> which work around the globe and have a little in common with US holidays and
>vacations.
>> Next major holiday will be Christmas and at least two companies here
>> (and from previous years, Linus too) will continue to work.
>> 2. Unclear guidelines to the QA.
>> 3. Contributors to this subsystem are paid developers and not hobbyists.
>> It creates certain expectations from all participants.
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>> So I believe that once we will solve the first issue, the rest will be easy.
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