======Minutes of the December 2013 TAB meeting======

****Public minutes for the December 5 TAB meeting****Present: Ric Wheeler \\      James Bottomley (chair)\\      Jonathan Corbet (recorder)\\      Sarah Sharp\\      Jesse Barnes\\      John Linville\\      Matthew Garrett\\      Greg Kroah-Hartman\\ \\ 1: Linux Plumbers Conference status\\ \\    James reported that things are moving forward at a good pace.  The CFP\\    will go out, alongside the LinuxCon CFP, in January.  James will get the\\    web set into an operatig state sometime in December.\\ \\    The cost structure for this event will be different than before, since\\    each room must be paid separately.  That adds costs, but there is some\\    hope that meals might be cheaper.  The LPC committee is still figuring\\    out how many rooms will be needed.  The plenary sessions are\\    particularly problematic, since there is no suitable room that can be\\    split for the smaller sessions; paying for the large room for a total of\\    two sessions sems wasteful.  \\ \\    For 2014, LPC will have presentation tracks only on the day shared with\\    LinuxCon.\\ \\ 2: Secure boot\\ \\    [UEFI secure boot discussions held under NDA].\\ \\ 3: Other UEFI business\\ \\    None, meetings have been canceled for the holidays.\\ \\ 4: Getting TAB minutes onto the web site.\\ \\    Jon confessed his abject failure to even attempt to make progress on\\    this issue, will try to do better.\\ \\ 5: Other business\\ \\    Matthew noted that he has been writing a document describing the best\\    strategies for supporting secure boot systems.  Topics covered include\\    key generation procedures, key security, kernel security, and more.  He\\    requested input on the best way to publish it and, in particular,\\    whether it should be published through the Linux Foundation.  A copy of\\    the document will be sent to the list.\\ \\ 6: Next meeting\\ \\    The next TAB meeting is scheduled for January 2, which will conflict\\    with travel plans for some members attending LCA.  In the end, it was\\    decided to not try to reschedule the meeting.\\ \\