Free Software Magazine: Interview with Orv Beach @ SCALE | Linux Today

Free Software Magazine: Interview with Orv Beach @ SCALE

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 30, 2006

[ Thanks to Dave Guard for this
link. ]

“Can you explain, in a few words, what SCALE
is?

“SCALE is a grass-roots free software show, with an expo floor,
and several tracks of presentations for attendees. By grass-roots,
I mean that the focus is on educating the end user. This year SCALE
is happening on the 11th and 12th of February at The Radisson Los
Angeles Airport.

How has the general public responded to the
event?

Our demographics are a bit spotty, but it seems like PC club
members (i.e., users of mostly Windows) are about 20% of our
attendance every year. As far as the free software crowd goes, it’s
becoming a big event for them in Southern California. And
increasingly we’re getting attendance from out of state, and out of
the country…”

Complete
Story

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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