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SCALE TNG: Call for Speakers

Submitted by Gareth Greenaway on Tue, 2013-01-08 08:51

Know any budding teenage computer scientists? SCALE The Next Generation would give them a great opportunity to share their expertise and excitement about Free/Open Source Software and Hardware with other young people at the upcoming SCALE 11X.

Submitting a proposal is fast and easy. Simply register an account on the SCALE web site and then submit your proposal at the following address: https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/node/add/presentation.

Early bird discount closes this week

Submitted by Ilan Rabinovitch on Sun, 2013-01-06 13:18

Don't be late – the early bird registration discount closes this week on Tuesday, Jan. 8. After that date, the registration kicks up to its normal rate, so don't delay. Register online to take advantage of the reduced rate.

Welcome to the 11th Annual Southern California Linux Expo!

Submitted by Ilan Rabinovitch on Sun, 2012-12-09 18:32

SCALE 11x will be held February 22-24, 2013 at the LAX Hilton. SCALE 11X – the 11th annual Southern California Linux Expo – takes place on Feb. 22-24, 2013, at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport hotel. As the first-of-the-year Linux/Open Source software expo in North America, SCALE 11X expects to host more than 100 exhibitors this year, along with presenting more than 70 speakers.

This year we will be turning your favorite open-conference up to 11 with an expanded set of co-located conferences and special events such as DevOps Day Los Angeles, the MySQL Community Conference, and many more.

Keynote Speakers

Matthew Garrett - The Secure Boot Journey
Kyle Rankin - Practical 3D Printing and the Open Source Community

Yet Another Linux Beginner's Class!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 2012-02-26 18:45

The Southern California Linux Expo is proud to present their second Linux Beginner training class! It's an intensive, one-day training class to be held Saturday, March 3rd, at the LAX Hilton, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Presented by volunteer trainers and presenters, students will come away with the ability to install and maintain a Linux operating system.

Attendees are expected to bring a computer suitable for installing Linux. Laptops are encouraged but desktops are acceptable also.

Interview - Chris Nolan and nVentory

Submitted by Ilan Rabinovitch on Wed, 2012-01-18 23:34

SCALE team member Gerald Fontejon met with Chris Nolan (eHarmony) to discuss DevOps and the nVentory project. Chris Nolan and his colleagues will be presenting on nVentory at DevOps Day Los Angeles on Friday January 20th.

Speaker Q-and-A: Mark Burgess

Submitted by Larry Cafiero on Wed, 2012-01-18 19:07

[Blogger's Note: SCALE 10X will be asking some of the speakers to weigh in on their presentations for the expo. This is the Q-and-A for Mark Burgess, who will give a talk on “3 Myths and 3 Challenges to Bring System Administration out of the Dark Ages” on Friday.]

Q: Could you please introduce yourself and tell us a little about your background?

About that Training Class...

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 2012-01-17 19:06

At SCALE, in spite of having a lot of content for developers and sysadmins, we've always had a soft spot in our collective hearts for the newbie. Sadly, we've not been able to muster a lot of material oriented towards the raw beginner in Linux and Open Source.

Securing Communications at SCALE 10X

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 2012-01-16 18:23

The annual SCALE PGP Keysigning Party continues to grow: we already have over 70 people signed up! Are you one of them? Whether you're a PGP newbie or a crypto veteran, if you're interested in securing your communications we've got you covered.

Interview - Cory Fields - XBMC

Submitted by Gareth Greenaway on Sun, 2012-01-15 19:24

SCALE had a chance to sit down with Cory Fields, a member of the XBMC community, to chat about XBMC and the future of the project.

Q: How did you first get involved with the free & open source community?

Speaker Q-and-A: Alison Chaiken

Submitted by Larry Cafiero on Fri, 2012-01-13 10:23

[Blogger's Note: SCALE 10X will be asking the keynoters and some of the speakers to weigh in on their presentations for the expo. This is the Q-and-A for Alison Chaiken, who will be giving a presentation on "Automotive: The Next Frontier for Mobile Linux" at 6 p.m. Saturday.]

Q: Could you please introduce yourself and tell us a little about your background?