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 1x2002December 2University of Southern California Davidson Conference Center
SCALE 2x2003November 22Los Angeles Convention Center
SCALE 3x2005February 12–13Los Angeles Convention Center
SCALE 4x2006February 10–12Radisson Hotel Los Angeles Airport
Janinne Brunyee, Dan Kegel
SCALE 5x2007February 9–11Westin Los Angeles Airport
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SCALE 6x2008February 8–10Westin Los Angeles Airport
Jono Bacon, Stormy Peters
SCALE 7x2009February 20–22Westin Los Angeles Airport
Bradley Kuhn, Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier
SCALE 8x2010February 19–21Westin Los Angeles Airport
Karsten Wade, Tarus Balog
SCALE 9x2011February 25–27Hilton Los Angeles Airport
Leigh Honeywell, Jane Silber
SCALE 10x2012January 20–22Hilton Los Angeles AirportGreg DeKoenigsberg, Selena Deckelmann
SCALE 11x2013February 22–24Hilton Los Angeles Airport
Kyle Rankin, Matthew Garrett
SCALE 12x2014February 21–23Hilton Los Angeles AirportLawrence Lessig, Leslie Hawthorne, Brendan Gregg
SCALE 13x2015February 19–22Hilton Los Angeles AirportRuth Suehle, Monty Taylor
SCALE 14x2016January 21–24Pasadena Convention CenterSage Sharp, Mark Shuttleworth, Cory Doctorow
SCALE 15x2017March 2–4Pasadena Convention CenterChristine Corbett Moran, Karen Sandler
SCALE 16x2018March 8–11Pasadena Convention CenterJohn Gossman, Zaheda Bhorat
SCALE 17x2019March 7–10Pasadena Convention Center
Mitchell Hashimoto, Colin Charles
SCALE 18x2020March 5–8
Pasadena Convention Center		Paul Vixie, Sha Stepter, Jessica McKellar
SCALE 19x 2022

(2021 edition suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic)

 July 28–31 Hilton Los Angeles Airport Aeva Black, Demetris Cheatham, Vint Cerf
SCALE 20x 2023 March 9–12 Pasadena Convention Center Arun Gupta, Dr. Kitty Yeung, Ken Thompson
SCaLE 21x 2024 March 14-17 Pasadena Convention Center
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