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>Linux Installfest HOWTO</TH
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>3. Before, During and After</H1
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> This HOWTO has three sections for things you should think about or do
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the day of the installfest. It is assumed
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that you will be having installfests periodically and hopefully regularly.
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>3.1. Before (preparation)</H2
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>3.1.1. date, time and duration</H3
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> In order to reach the most people, fests should be held
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on both weekends and weekdays. The time of day is not
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as important as the duration of the fest, which should
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be 6 to 10 hours. Here is why:
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> some people will not be able to arrive when the fest starts
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> it takes time to get systems moved in, connected,
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disconnected and moved out of the working area
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> making sub-systems like sound, printers and other
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peripherals function
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properly sometimes takes as long as a Linux installation
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> some people want to get some life out of older CPUs but
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OS installation takes longer on slower machines
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>3.1.2. location</H3
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> Make sure that the place where your installfest will be held has:
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><DT
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>strong tables</DT
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> Each table may have to hold multiple monitors and computers.
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><DT
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>restrooms</DT
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><DT
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>chairs</DT
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> People will want to sit down since they will be at
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the fest for several hours.
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>Internet access</DT
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> Some people will want to know that they can access the
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Internet from their computer. Some people will need
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to download drivers or other software. A lot of helpful
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information is available on the Net. There is a list of
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Web sites at the end of this document.
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></DD
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>an address that is easy to find</DT
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> A map and simple directions will help.
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><DT
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>an easy way to get hardware in and out</DT
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> How will people bring their hardware from their cars
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to the installation room? Are
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carts and elevators available?
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><DT
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>sufficient AC power</DT
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> Try to make sure that you have
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enough power for the number of computers that you
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expect people to bring. You do not want people
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to suddenly lose power because one person too many
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turned on his or her computer.
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> How much power does a computer need?
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Laptops need about 0.5 amps.
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For a desktop/tower/workstation type of computer
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the amount of power needed depends on the monitor,
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number of disk drives, etc.
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Basically though, if everything is connected to one
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power strip, then they need at most 3 to 4 amps at the moment
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that the power is turned on and 1.5 to 2 amps while
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they are running.
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> You should try to have access to the circuit breakers
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either directly or
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through readily available maintenance staff.
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> If you are lucky you will be able to make arrangements to
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regularly hold installfests at
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a few locations that meet your needs. If possible you should
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hold your fests at a variety of locations such as
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technical colleges, universities and businesses because
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Linux is for everyone.
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>3.1.3. administration</H3
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>Linux distributions (distros)</DT
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> Make sure that you will have several copies of the latest
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versions of the major Linux distributions available
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on CD. To learn which distributions to make available, please
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do a little research on the Web sites listed in the
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appendix of this document.
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>installfest server</DT
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> You may want to consider setting up a server for:
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>DNS</P
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>DHCP</P
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>mirrors of distributions</P
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> You should provide multiple methods of
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accessing the distributions on the server:
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>FTP</P
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>rcp</P
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>HTTP</P
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>CD burning</P
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>NFS</P
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> In order to conserve disk space
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you can create a virtual CD-ROM jukebox.
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See Randolph J. Tata's "CDServer-HOWTO"
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(<A
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HREF="http://talcon.com/cdserver-howto/"
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TARGET="_top"
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> http://talcon.com/cdserver-howto/</A
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and Jeremy Impson's article
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"Build a Virtual CD-ROM Jukebox"
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(<A
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HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=5639"
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> http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=5639
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</A
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>) for more information.
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> Hopefully someone will create a new Linux distribution to make
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it easy to set up such a server.
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><DT
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>name tags</DT
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> Something similar to the classic "hello my name is:" stickers.
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><DT
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>misc. office supplies</DT
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><DD
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> You may want to make some of the following items available:
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scratch paper, ball-point pens,
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sharpies, scissors, stapler, duct tape, packing tape,
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blank CD-R media.
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></DD
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>advertising</DT
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> People will need to know:
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><LI
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>when and where the installfest will be held</P
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><LI
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>what to expect: waiver, soft drinks, pizza</P
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><LI
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> that if they wish to install a Linux
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distribution should bring every
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part of their computer system:
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monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers, USB devices,
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power strip. Support people will need all the components
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to make sure everything is functioning properly.
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</P
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></LI
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><LI
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> that they may want to bring blank CD-R media
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to trade for copies of distributions on CD-R (they should
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determine the number of disks needed for each
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distribution)
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> Here are some places to consider advertising:
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>local computer user Web sites</P
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>local news media</P
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>local computer retail stores</P
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><DT
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>minimum system requirements</DT
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> Some people will want to install Linux on very old/slow
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systems in an attempt to make them usable. This is OK,
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but there are limitations. Please look at the
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distributions area of
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HREF="http://www.linux.org"
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> www.linux.org</A
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for minimalist distributions.
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You may want to include minimum system requirements
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in your installfest advertisement so that people do
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not show up with an old machine, hoping to turn it
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into a power-house but leave disappointed.
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><DT
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>networking equipment</DT
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> someone will need to bring network switches and cables
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>signage</DT
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> You should have a few signs posted to help people
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find their way around the location and provide other
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information. Some examples are:
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> main entrance:
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So people know that they have found the right location.
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> reception desk:
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People will need to find the reception desk from the
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main entrance.
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><LI
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> installation room:
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People will need to know how to get to the installation
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from the reception desk.
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>rest rooms</P
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>networking information</P
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>food and beverages</DT
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> Due to the duration of an installfest you should
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consider the availability of food and drink.
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> Pizza usually works out well.
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Tell people that you will be collecting a specific amount
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of money at the door for pizza. If they
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>do not</EM
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share some pizza, then they
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<EM
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In order to know who has paid, use an ink stamp to
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mark their hand. Do not forget paper plates and napkins.
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> If there are no vending machines at the
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location you may want to
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provide soft drinks, including water and possibly coffee
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during the fest. If you do provide drinks, you should
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consider selling them at cost.
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>3.2. During (on the day of the installfest)</H2
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> before the starting time
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> The people who run the fest need to be at the location at
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least one hour before the fest is to begin. They will need
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time to set up the network, installfest server,
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power system, signage, etc.
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> at the door/reception
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> Depending on how you have decided to operate your fest,
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the receptionist will:
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>ask users to sign a waiver</P
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>ask users to fill out a data sheet</P
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>ask all attendees to contribute money for
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food and/or drinks</P
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>give all attendees name tags</P
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> Since you are using this HOWTO, everything will work out fine.
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People should understand that it is OK to ask around for help.
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> after the fest is finished
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> Make sure that all areas are cleaned up because
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you may want to use the location again and you do not
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want to give the location owner a bad impression.
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Look for: items people have forgotten, items that people
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brought as "give aways", drink cans and cups.
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>3.3. After (lessons learned)</H2
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> We would like to continually improve this document and
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everyone's installfest experience, so please share with us:
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>what went wrong?</P
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>what went well?</P
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>new ideas?</P
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>How this document helped or hindered you.</P
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