It's a question many of us have asked over the years, and it seems it's also on the minds of the Linux kernel project. The Linux kernel project has released the Project Continuity document, which attempts to address this very thing. $ORGANIZER is the last Maintainer Summit organizer or the current Linux Foundation (LF) Technical Advisory Board (TAB) Chair as a backup." Either the last Maintainer Summit organizer or the current Linux Foundation TAB Chair will take over. It's a good thing there's now a plan in place.