Southern California Linux Expo

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The Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE) is an annual Linux, open source and free software conference held in Los Angeles, California, since 2002. Despite having Linux in its name, SCALE covers all open source operating systems and software. It is a volunteer-run event.

The event features an expo floor with both commercial and non-profit exhibitors, as well as 4 days of seminars on the topic of Linux and Open Source software. Sessions and presentations cover a broad spectrum of topics and technical levels.

SCALE grew out of a series of LUGFests put on by the Simi Conejo Linux Users Group in the late 90s. There were four of them, held every 6 months at the Nortel development facility in Simi Valley, California. They ended when Nortel closed that facility in 2001. Subsequently, members from SCLUG, USCLUG and UCLALUG organized to create a more regional event, which they named the Southern California Linux Expo.

Companies, organizations and projects represented at SCALE include Linux-based projects such as Debian, Gentoo Linux, the Fedora Project, KDE and GNOME, other open-source operating systems including NetBSD and FreeBSD, software projects such as Django, open-source database systems such as MySQL and PostgreSQL, other open-source applications such as Drupal, Inkscape, MythTV and The Document Foundation, activist organizations such as Software Freedom Law Center and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, major technology companies such as IBM, HP and Sharp, web companies including Google, Facebook and eHarmony, and internet projects including OpenStreetMap.

Locations and dates

EventYearDateVenueKeynote Speakers
SCALE 1x 2002December 2 University of Southern California Davidson Conference Center
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SCALE 2x 2003November 22 Los Angeles Convention Center
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SCALE 3x 2005February 12–13 Los Angeles Convention Center
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SCALE 4x 2006February 10–12Radisson Hotel Los Angeles Airport
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Janinne Brunyee, Dan Kegel
SCALE 5x 2007February 9–11Westin Los Angeles Airport
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SCALE 6x 2008February 8–10Westin Los Angeles Airport
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Jono Bacon, Stormy Peters
SCALE 7x 2009February 20–22Westin Los Angeles Airport
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Bradley Kuhn, Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier
SCALE 8x 2010February 19–21Westin Los Angeles Airport
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Karsten Wade, Tarus Balog
SCALE 9x 2011February 25–27Hilton Los Angeles Airport
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Leigh Honeywell, Jane Silber
SCALE 10x 2012January 20–22Hilton Los Angeles AirportGreg DeKoenigsberg, Selena Deckelmann
SCALE 11x 2013February 22–24Hilton Los Angeles Airport
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Kyle Rankin, Matthew Garrett
SCALE 12x 2014February 21–23Hilton Los Angeles Airport Lawrence Lessig, Leslie Hawthorne, Brendan Gregg
SCALE 13x 2015February 19–22Hilton Los Angeles AirportRuth Suehle, Monty Taylor
SCALE 14x 2016January 21–24 Pasadena Convention Center Sage Sharp, Mark Shuttleworth, Cory Doctorow
SCALE 15x 2017March 2–4 Pasadena Convention Center Christine Corbett Moran, Karen Sandler
SCALE 16x 2018March 8–11 Pasadena Convention Center John Gossman, Zaheda Bhorat
SCALE 17x 2019March 7–10 Pasadena Convention Center
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Mitchell Hashimoto, Colin Charles
SCALE 18x 2020March 5–8
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Pasadena Convention Center
Paul Vixie, Sha Stepter, Jessica McKellar
SCALE 19x 2022

(2021 edition suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic)

July 28–31Hilton Los Angeles AirportAeva Black, Demetris Cheatham, Vint Cerf
SCALE 20x 2023March 9–12 Pasadena Convention Center Arun Gupta, Dr. Kitty Yeung, Ken Thompson
SCaLE 21x 2024March 14-17 Pasadena Convention Center Bill Cheswick, Casey Handmer, Viral B. Shah
SCaLE 22x 2025March 6-9 Pasadena Convention Center -