SCaLE Celebrates a Successful Tenth Year as a Premier Linux Conference

The Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) was one of the earliest regional Linux gatherings and celebrated its tenth year late last month. Many of today's local Linux conferences draw inspiration from it; just last August, Linux Journal interviewed SCaLE organizer Gareth Greenaway for a behind-the-scenes look at the event's success.

One factor is undoubtedly the high-quality talks and presentations that fill SCaLE's schedule every year. Familiar names like Elizabeth Krumbach and Amber Graner, Joe Brockmeier, Josh Berkus, and Deb Nicholson appear on the roster--but so do unfamiliar ones, since SCaLE makes a tremendous effort to encourage first-time speakers to present. The organizers see it as their way to help newcomers to the field mature and grow. There's something for everyone. Beginner tutorials bump up next to sys admin and cloud talks, kernel presentations happen next door to education ones, and there's even a youth track now. SCaLE prides itself on being family-friendly.