Bradley M. KühnApr 13

👀🛜 … an LWN article …
https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1066103/c9766036f1dae494/
… about Denver Gingerich's #SCaLE2026 talk about the massive success of the #OpenWrt One — the 1ˢᵗ official hardware wireless router from #SFC & its OpenWrt project. The One is a shining example that proves: “if you plan for #copyleft compliance from the start, sourcing & releasing a product with correct Complete, Corresopnding Source (#CCS) from Day 0 is trivial.”

Cc: @lwn

#OpenSource #FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom #Conservancy #GPL #LGPL #SCaLE

A build system aimed at license compliance

The OpenWrt One is a router powered by the open-source firmware from the OpenWrt project; it wa [...]

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Show threadBradley M. KühnMar 21

Sadly, I went to wear the #SCaLE2026 shirt on my flight today and found the neck is tighter in than past #SCaLE shirts. I wonder: did they change vendors?

It otherwise fits well and is beautiful.

Show threadBradley M. KühnMar 18

While the over-presence of #Microsoft at #SCaLE2026 was painful — from blocking all access to the trade show floor and SFC booth with multiple “must be present to win” raffles & a purchased keynote, I do think the #SCaLE organizers listened to feedback, and I look forward to changes on this issues next year.

Also, 👍 to SCaLE as it is one of the only conferences that puts no sponsor logos on the T-shirt! They are one of the very few conference shirts I'll wear outside the house b/c of that!

Bradley M. KühnMar 8

I'm a pro at TZ changes for beginning & end of a conference, but that usually involves a long ✈️, etc.

#SCaLE is only event I attend w/ TZ change on the penultimate day of the event! (California entered Daylight Savings Time (#DST) 7 hrs ago.)

Speculating: I bet this isn't by coincidence. I bet the Pasadena Convention Center gives discounts for booking DST weekend! If so, ingenious move, @socallinuxexpo!

Anyway, if you're looking for me, I'll be in #SFC booth in ≈2hrs. 🥱

#EndDST #SCaLE2026

Show threadBradley M. KühnMar 8

@jezra 😲

I'm not surprised California has a law on this, & I'd love to know more.

Can you point me to the statute & the regulations? I'll read up & see if #Microsoft did yesterday at #SCaLE2026 violates.

AFAICT, raffle was structured this way:
* Agree to spend at least a few minutes talking to $MSFT (or nearby $MSFT's #GitHub)
* Receive one of those tiny paper tickets with a number
* Return to booth at specified time
* Must be present to win.
* ≈ 4 prizes, ≈ $200 each

#SCaLE

Bradley M. KühnMar 8

I've traveled worldwide promoting #FOSS & #copyleft for 30 years.
> 2 million miles BIS (Butt In Seat) — 1.3mil on #Delta.

But today I ponder hotels. I've stayed at 100s of hotel worldwide of all sizes — from “dives” to (very occasionally) 5⭐ — & from B&Bs to 25 floors w/2 towers.

In 30 years,only *twice* could I not get 🚿 hot water (at least after 30-80 seconds).

Is there some solved temp/#OfRooms/liter equation for this magic to happen all over the world? Esp. at peak 🚿⏰?

#SCaLE2026 #SCaLE

Show threadBradley M. KühnMar 8

#Microsoft encroachment & cooption of FOSS continues at #SCaLE2026. $MSFT has now blocked access in all common areas that reach #SoftwareFreedom Conservancy's booth.

This continued for 10 minutes while $MSFT raffled off proprietary products. (Must be present at the booth to win).

It's consistent with the bad behavior Microsoft's engaged in for decades – just fascinating to see them literally & physically gather people to keep others away for #FOSS. That's a new one.

#OpenSource #SCaLE #SFC

Show threadBradley M. KühnMar 7

¹ At #SCaLE2026, #SFC is again the Network Sponsor. For the 2nd year, the entire #SCaLE network is operating on #OpenWrt One's — the only wireless router hardware in history to comply with #GPL & #LGPL from Day 0 *&* have no proprietary software² for its operating system & UI.

Want One? Visit #SoftwareFeedom Conservancy's booth (on left entering expo hall) to buy One (while supplies last).

Not at #SCaLE? https://sfconservancy.org/activities/openwrt-one.html

²It does have binary blobs on some components.

#FOSS #OpenSource

OpenWrt One -

The Software Freedom Conservancy provides a non-profit home and services to Free, Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) projects.

Bradley M. KühnMar 6
#SFC's at #SCaLE2026! Again our booth — Network Sponsor¹ — is up front (Thank you, #SCaLE organizers!) — next to all the #BigTech wealthy megacorps who likely spend more on their booths for 1 event than SFC's annual budget.
#Microsoft isn't satisfied w/ just the space they paid for though: They are giving away bouncy light-up balls & have decided to regularly block the common area in front of our booth to demo their balls.
I give them credit for finding a new way to embrace, extend & extinguish.
socallinuxexpoFeb 22
Speaker Spotlight: @davidvonthenen
🔹 A Practical Guide to Training a Small Language Model: Tokenizers, Training, and Real-World Pitfalls
🔹 The Sound of Your Secrets: Teaching Your Model to Spy, So You Can Learn to Defend
https://youtu.be/i5QTSobzp-4?si=EabVaUtcrkc0v62U
#SCaLE2026
Speaker Spotlight: David vonThenen

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