SCALE 10x - 2012 Southern California Linux Expo

Yet Another Linux Beginner's Class!

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

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

[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...

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

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

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

[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?

Keynote Q-and-A: Greg DeKoenigsberg

[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 Greg DeKoenigsberg, who will be giving the SCALE 10X keynote on Saturday.]

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

A: My name is Greg DeKoenigsberg; I'm VP of Community for Eucalyptus Systems. Before that, I spent many years with Red Hat, working to build the Fedora community.

Keynote Q-and-A: Selena Deckelmann

[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 Selena Deckelmann, who will be giving the SCALE 10X keynote on Sunday.]

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

Guest Blog Post: SCALE Exhibit Hall Tours

By Guest Blogger: Phillip Banks

We get it. Sometimes there's just too much to see and do at a convention. The exhibitors have a lot to tell you about their products, services or what they are doing in the community. How on Earth do you squeeze all this into a day?

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