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Another Linux / OSS conference coming up in LA is SCALE 4x, the 2006 Southern California Linux Expo.

LinuxFund is a non-profit organization in the state of Oregon. Funds come from affinity cards LinuxFund has setup through MBNA. They get paid for signing you up as well as fraction (a very small fraction) of every dollar you spend using the card.

They were using these funds to provide grants to the free software community. They have had "interns" which work on individual open-source projects, but mostly they offered grants and microgrants to OSS developers who needed funding to work on a specific project. For example Software Suspend recieved some funding as well as XIPH.ORG. They've also sponsorsed community organizations such as CodeCon and the Southern California Linux Expo when they were first starting out.

According to public records they were bring in revenues between $100K to $200K per year at their high point. Its definately a viable model for funding open-source projects it just looks like its in need of volunteer support.

The Southern California Linux Expo has a podcast as well. It has great talks from their shows including Larry McVoy, John "maddog" Hall, Kevin Foreman, etc. Subscribe here.

Larry McVoy, BitMover Founder, gave a great talk about BitKeeper and the delta development model at SCALE 3x (Southern California Linux Expo) last month. Its available online here. -Ilan

Larry McVoy, BitMover Founder, gave a great talk about BitKeeper and the delta development model at SCALE 3x (Southern California Linux Expo) last month. Its available online here. -Ilan

Larry McVoy, BitMover Founder, gave a great talk about BitKeeper and the delta development model at SCALE 3x (Southern California Linux Expo) last month. Its available online here. -Ilan

Both FreeBSD and NetBSD were there. Some picuters are up on the SCALE website here

Wikipedia will have a booth at SCALE 3x this weekend in Los Angeles. SCALE 3x will be at the LA Convention Center. Other highlights include talks by Jon "maddog" Hall, Randy Dunlap (Kernel Developer), Larry McVoy (BitKeeper) and about 30 others. Use the promo code "free" for a free expo pass and come meet some members of the wikipedia team. For a discounted full access pass use the code "NEWSP"

Wikipedia will have a booth at SCALE 3x this weekend in Los Angeles. SCALE 3x will be at the LA Convention Center. Other highlights include talks by Jon "maddog" Hall, Randy Dunlap (Kernel Developer), Larry McVoy (BitKeeper) and about 30 others. Use the promo code "free" for a free expo pass and come meet some members of the wikipedia team. For a discounted full access pass use the code "NEWSP"

Wikipedia will have a booth at SCALE 3x this weekend in Los Angeles. SCALE 3x will be at the LA Convention Center. Other highlights include talks by Jon "maddog" Hall, Randy Dunlap (Kernel Developer), Larry McVoy (BitKeeper) and about 30 others. Use the promo code "free" for a free expo pass and come meet some members of the wikipedia team. For a discounted full access pass use the code "NEWSP"

LinuxChix will be there. And the FlightGear team will be demoing a full sized 747 cockpit powered by their opensource flight simulator.

LinuxChix will be there. And the FlightGear team will be demoing a full sized 747 cockpit powered by their opensource flight simulator.

Check IBM's profile on the exhibitor page...

Jon Walker, CTO of Versora, will discuss Windows to Linux Migration at the Southern California Linux Expo on Feb 12-13. SCALE 3x the 3rd annual show will be held at the LA Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA.

Jon will give business and technical overview of the issues associated with Windows to Linux desktop migration at this session. For a free exhibit hall pass use the promotional code "FREE" when registering or for a discounted full access pass use the code "NEWSP"

Jon Walker, CTO of Versora, will discuss Windows to Linux Migration at the Southern California Linux Expo on Feb 12-13. SCALE 3x the 3rd annual show will be held at the LA Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA.

Jon will give business and technical overview of the issues associated with Windows to Linux desktop migration at this session. For a free exhibit hall pass use the promotional code "FREE" when registering or for a discounted full access pass use the code "NEWSP"

Jon Walker, CTO of Versora, will discuss Windows to Linux Migration at the Southern California Linux Expo on Feb 12-13. SCALE 3x the 3rd annual show will be held at the LA Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA.

Jon will give business and technical overview of the issues associated with Windows to Linux desktop migration at this session. For a free exhibit hall pass use the promotional code "FREE" when registering or for a discounted full access pass use the code "NEWSP"

Jon Walker, CTO of Versora, will discuss Windows to Linux Migration at the Southern California Linux Expo on Feb 12-13. SCALE 3x the 3rd annual show will be held at the LA Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA.

Jon will give business and technical overview of the issues associated with Windows to Linux desktop migration at this session. For a free exhibit hall pass use the promotional code "FREE" when registering or for a discounted full access pass use the code "NEWSP"

Jason Scultz, staff attorney for the EFF, will be giving a seminar next week titled "Current legal threats and potential patent threats to Linux" at the Southern California Linux Expo. He will discuss patent and copyright attacks against open source projects, as well as the DMCA.

For a free exhibit hall pass use the promo code "free" when registering or use the code "NEWSP" for a discount on a full access pass.

Jason Scultz, staff attorney for the EFF, will be giving a seminar next week titled "Current legal threats and potential patent threats to Linux" at the Southern California Linux Expo. He will discuss patent and copyright attacks against open source projects, as well as the DMCA.

For a free exhibit hall pass use the promo code "free" when registering or use the code "NEWSP" for a discount on a full access pass.

Jason Scultz, staff attorney for the EFF, will be giving a seminar next week titled "Current legal threats and potential patent threats to Linux" at the Southern California Linux Expo. He will discuss patent and copyright attacks against open source projects, as well as the DMCA.

For a free exhibit hall pass use the promo code "free" when registering or use the code "NEWSP" for a discount on a full access pass.

FreeBSD and NetBSD will have booths at the Southern California Linux Expo. If you're in the LA area use the promo code "free" for a free exhibit hall pass. The promo code "NEWSP" will get you discount off a full access pass.

FreeBSD and NetBSD will have booths at the Southern California Linux Expo. If you're in the LA area use the promo code "free" for a free exhibit hall pass. The promo code "NEWSP" will get you discount off a full access pass.

Cecil Watson will giving a talk at the Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE 3x) on February 12-13th about how to go about remastering LiveCDs such as Knoppix. Cecil is maintainer of KnoppMyth, a Knoppix distribution customized for use as a Linux based PVR with MythTV. If you want to check on the KnoppMyth LiveCD Cecil will be demoing it at the KnoppMyth booth. A free exhibit hall pass can be obtained with the promo code "FREE" or for a discount on a full access pass use the code "NEWSP"

Cecil Watson will giving a talk at the Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE 3x) on February 12-13th about how to go about remastering LiveCDs such as Knoppix. Cecil is maintainer of KnoppMyth, a Knoppix distribution customized for use as a Linux based PVR with MythTV. If you want to check on the KnoppMyth LiveCD Cecil will be demoing it at the KnoppMyth booth. A free exhibit hall pass can be obtained with the promo code "FREE" or for a discount on a full access pass use the code "NEWSP"

Sun's Marc Hamilton will be speaking about Sun's open source plans at SCALE 3x in Los Angeles, CA on Feb 12-13, 2005. For a free exhibit hall pass use the promotional code "FREE" or "NEWSP" for a discounted pass.

Sun's Marc Hamilton will be speaking about Sun's open source plans at SCALE 3x in Los Angeles, CA on Feb 12-13, 2005. For a free exhibit hall pass use the promotional code "FREE" or "NEWSP" for a discounted pass.

Sun's Marc Hamilton will be speaking about Sun's open source plans at SCALE 3x in Los Angeles, CA on Feb 12-13, 2005. For a free exhibit hall pass use the promotional code "FREE" or "NEWSP" for a discounted pass.

Sun's Marc Hamilton will be speaking about Sun's open source plans at SCALE 3x in Los Angeles, CA on Feb 12-13, 2005. For a free exhibit hall pass use the promotional code "FREE" or "NEWSP" for a discounted pass.

Sun's Marc Hamilton will be speaking about Sun's open source plans at SCALE 3x in Los Angeles, CA on Feb 12-13, 2005. For a free exhibit hall pass use the promotional code "FREE" or "NEWSP" for a discounted pass.

Kevin Foreman will be speaking at SCALE about the Helix Initiative at Real Networks. His keynote "Open Source Multimedia" will discuss the state of open source multimedia today and what needs to be done to ensure that the future of open source development remains bright. SCALE 3x will be held at the LA Convention Center on Feb 12th and 13th, 2005. For a discounted full access pass use the promotional code "NEWSP".

Kevin Foreman will be speaking at SCALE about the Helix Initiative at Real Networks. His keynote "Open Source Multimedia" will discuss the state of open source multimedia today and what needs to be done to ensure that the future of open source development remains bright. SCALE 3x will be held at the LA Convention Center on Feb 12th and 13th, 2005. For a discounted full access pass use the promotional code "NEWSP".

Kevin Foreman will be speaking at SCALE about the Helix Initiative at Real Networks. His keynote "Open Source Multimedia" will discuss the state of open source multimedia today and what needs to be done to ensure that the future of open source development remains bright. SCALE 3x will be held at the LA Convention Center on Feb 12th and 13th, 2005. For a discounted full access pass use the promotional code "NEWSP".

For a free exhibit hall pass use the promo code "free" or for a discount off a full access pass use the code "newsp"

Kevin Bedell will be speaking at SCALE 3x. His talk is on "How Open Source is Transforming Corporate Software Development". SCALE will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Feb 12-13, 2005. In addition to Kevins seminar there will be over 25 other talks/panels. Other speakers include Jon "maddog" Hall (Linux International), Larry McVoy (BitKeeper), and Kevin Foreman (Real Networks).

Kevin Bedell will be speaking at SCALE 3x. His talk is on "How Open Source is Transforming Corporate Software Development". SCALE will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Feb 12-13, 2005. In addition to Kevins seminar there will be over 25 other talks/panels. Other speakers include Jon "maddog" Hall (Linux International), Larry McVoy (BitKeeper), and Kevin Foreman (Real Networks).

Kevin Bedell will be speaking at SCALE 3x. His talk is on "How Open Source is Transforming Corporate Software Development". SCALE will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Feb 12-13, 2005. In addition to Kevins seminar there will be over 25 other talks/panels. Other speakers include Jon "maddog" Hall (Linux International), Larry McVoy (BitKeeper), and Kevin Foreman (Real Networks).

Glenn Flinchbaugh, Director of Wind River's Linux Program, will be speaking at SCALE 3x on the topic of Linux COTS Strategies. At Wind River he is responsible for coordinating product strategy, and engineering for their Linux offerings.

Glenn will discuss how the Linux COTS strategy enables telecom equipment providers to reduce costs and time on platform development and maintenance. He will detail the Linux-based COTS advantages that the end-user telecom firms realize, including greater openness and flexibility in the development tools; the greater range of architectures supported; and the appeal of open-source software availability.

SCALE will be at the LA Convention Center on February 12th and 13th, 2005. For a discounted conference pass use the promo code "NEWSP" or for a free exhibit hall pass use the promo code "FREE"

Glenn Flinchbaugh, Director of Wind River's Linux Program, will be speaking at SCALE 3x on the topic of Linux COTS Strategies. At Wind River he is responsible for coordinating product strategy, and engineering for their Linux offerings.

Glenn will discuss how the Linux COTS strategy enables telecom equipment providers to reduce costs and time on platform development and maintenance. He will detail the Linux-based COTS advantages that the end-user telecom firms realize, including greater openness and flexibility in the development tools; the greater range of architectures supported; and the appeal of open-source software availability.

SCALE will be at the LA Convention Center on February 12th and 13th, 2005. For a discounted conference pass use the promo code "NEWSP" or for a free exhibit hall pass use the promo code "FREE"

Representatives from several VoIP companies will be discussing the future of open-source, regulation, and VoIP at SCALE 3x next month. Panelists will include Louie Mamakos, (Vonage), Jeff Bonforte (SIPphone), Al Brisard (PingTel), and Darryl Strauss (President - Digital Ordnance). In addition there will be talks about setting up your own VoIP systems with Asterisk.

Representatives from several VoIP companies will be discussing the future of open-source, regulation, and VoIP at SCALE 3x next month. Panelists will include Louie Mamakos, (Vonage), Jeff Bonforte (SIPphone), Al Brisard (PingTel), and Darryl Strauss (President - Digital Ordnance). In addition there will be talks about setting up your own VoIP systems with Asterisk.

Tim Jones, founder of TOLIS Group will be giving a seminar on backup planning at SCALE 3x on Feb 12th in Los Angeles. Theres over 25 other talks going on as well. If you would like to check out the exhibit hall register with the promo code "free" or for a great discount on ticket use the code "newsp".

Heres some info on Tim's talk:
With Backup windows becoming smaller - because of either the amount of data being backed up or extended work hours being seen in many establishments - backup methods and procedures for reducing the requirement are becoming more important than ever before. Also, with the myriad new regulations concerning archival of data, extended and off-site storage planning becomes more important.

We will discuss many old and new procedures that can be used in most administration environments to alleviate or reduce the backup load.

Tim Jones, founder of TOLIS Group will be giving a seminar on backup planning at SCALE 3x on Feb 12th in Los Angeles. Theres over 25 other talks going on as well. If you would like to check out the exhibit hall register with the promo code "free" or for a great discount on ticket use the code "newsp".

Heres some info on Tim's talk:
With Backup windows becoming smaller - because of either the amount of data being backed up or extended work hours being seen in many establishments - backup methods and procedures for reducing the requirement are becoming more important than ever before. Also, with the myriad new regulations concerning archival of data, extended and off-site storage planning becomes more important.

We will discuss many old and new procedures that can be used in most administration environments to alleviate or reduce the backup load.

Tim Jones, founder of TOLIS Group will be giving a seminar on backup planning at SCALE 3x on Feb 12th in Los Angeles. Theres over 25 other talks going on as well. If you would like to check out the exhibit hall register with the promo code "free" or for a great discount on ticket use the code "newsp".

Heres some info on Tim's talk:
With Backup windows becoming smaller - because of either the amount of data being backed up or extended work hours being seen in many establishments - backup methods and procedures for reducing the requirement are becoming more important than ever before. Also, with the myriad new regulations concerning archival of data, extended and off-site storage planning becomes more important.

We will discuss many old and new procedures that can be used in most administration environments to alleviate or reduce the backup load.

Daryll Strauss will be presenting on this topic at SCALE 3x. His seminar "Open Source Telephony Using Asterisk and VOIP" will will approach Asterisk and VOIP from the ground up. It starts with an introduction to the technology and terminology used in telephony. It will point out some examples of the technology that can be used. Once the base is established, the talk will move on to describe some typical telephony applications and show how Asterisk and VOIP can be used to solve them.

There will also be a panel on "The Future of VoIP and Open Source". With speakers from Vonage, SIPphone and others.

If you want to check out the exhibit hall you can get a free pass with the promo code "free". For a discounted full access pass use the promo code "NEWSP".

Daryll Strauss will be presenting on this topic at SCALE 3x. His seminar "Open Source Telephony Using Asterisk and VOIP" will will approach Asterisk and VOIP from the ground up. It starts with an introduction to the technology and terminology used in telephony. It will point out some examples of the technology that can be used. Once the base is established, the talk will move on to describe some typical telephony applications and show how Asterisk and VOIP can be used to solve them.

There will also be a panel on "The Future of VoIP and Open Source". With speakers from Vonage, SIPphone and others.

If you want to check out the exhibit hall you can get a free pass with the promo code "free". For a discounted full access pass use the promo code "NEWSP".

Daryll Strauss will be presenting on this topic at SCALE 3x. His seminar "Open Source Telephony Using Asterisk and VOIP" will will approach Asterisk and VOIP from the ground up. It starts with an introduction to the technology and terminology used in telephony. It will point out some examples of the technology that can be used. Once the base is established, the talk will move on to describe some typical telephony applications and show how Asterisk and VOIP can be used to solve them.

There will also be a panel on "The Future of VoIP and Open Source". With speakers from Vonage, SIPphone and others.

If you want to check out the exhibit hall you can get a free pass with the promo code "free". For a discounted full access pass use the promo code "NEWSP".

Daryll Strauss will be presenting on this topic at SCALE 3x. His seminar "Open Source Telephony Using Asterisk and VOIP" will will approach Asterisk and VOIP from the ground up. It starts with an introduction to the technology and terminology used in telephony. It will point out some examples of the technology that can be used. Once the base is established, the talk will move on to describe some typical telephony applications and show how Asterisk and VOIP can be used to solve them.

There will also be a panel on "The Future of VoIP and Open Source". With speakers from Vonage, SIPphone and others.

If you want to check out the exhibit hall you can get a free pass with the promo code "free". For a discounted full access pass use the promo code "NEWSP".

The developers of KnoppMyth, a knoppix distro combined with MythTV, will be demoing their easy to use PVR distro at SCALE 3x Free exhibit hall passes are available with the promo code "free".

The Southern California Linux Expo has announced plans to host a panel discussion on the future of open source and voice over IP technologies at SCALE 3x. SCALE 3x, the Third Annual Southern California Linux Expo is the premier grass roots Linux and Open Source conference.

Panel members will include Louie Mamakos, (Chief Technology Officer - Vonage), Jeff Bonforte (SIPphone), and Darryl Strauss (President - Digital Ordnance). These leaders from the VoIP and open source communities will cover topics relevant to the future of open source Voice Over IP (VoIP) efforts. Subtopics will include the effects of government regulation on peer to peer (P2P) / open-source VoIP projects, current future VoIP standards, as well as technical and legal hurdles.

SCALE 3x will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on February 12th and 13th, 2005. Registration for sponsorship and attendance is still open. Full conference passes are available at a discount with the promo code "newsp", additional discounts are available for students. Exhibit hall passes can be obtained at no cost with the promotional code "free". More information on speakers, sponsors, exhibitors, and the conference schedule is available online at www.socallinuxexpo.org.

The Southern California Linux Expo has announced plans to host a panel discussion on the future of open source and voice over IP technologies at SCALE 3x. SCALE 3x, the Third Annual Southern California Linux Expo is the premier grass roots Linux and Open Source conference.

Panel members will include Louie Mamakos, (Chief Technology Officer - Vonage), Jeff Bonforte (SIPphone), and Darryl Strauss (President - Digital Ordnance). These leaders from the VoIP and open source communities will cover topics relevant to the future of open source Voice Over IP (VoIP) efforts. Subtopics will include the effects of government regulation on peer to peer (P2P) / open-source VoIP projects, current future VoIP standards, as well as technical and legal hurdles.

SCALE 3x will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on February 12th and 13th, 2005. Registration for sponsorship and attendance is still open. Full conference passes are available at a discount with the promo code "newsp", additional discounts are available for students. Exhibit hall passes can be obtained at no cost with the promotional code "free". More information on speakers, sponsors, exhibitors, and the conference schedule is available online at www.socallinuxexpo.org.