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== Lessons Learned from InstallFest2  == 



Please list your thoughts about what you liked about [[InstallFest2]], what could have been better, and other ideas for next time.

=== What went well  === 
* Large turnout ([sign-in http://lug.oregonstate.edu/other/sign-in/] list) (count: 65)
* Install guides helpful (but see below)
* Massive amount of loaned equipment made it possible
* Willamette Room was the perfect size for the attendance
* Sign-in setup worked well (easy to use)

=== To be improved  === 
* Need an Ubuntu mirror
* Name tags 
* More copies of multiple distros
* Printed distro comparison - hard to access an online version while computers were busy partitioning
* More printed installation documentation (specifically the full gentoo handbook, etc)
* A predetermined list of which distro to recommend based primarily on experience, then by what they want to use their computer for and/or preferences
* For gentoo, pre-compile the essentials to reduce intallation time (Uhh, this is already available on the stage3 tarball plus the package CD -- [[DonnieBerkholz]])
* Ventilation
* Hanging/tabletop CD pockets/organizer, each column(organizer) with a distro, each row(organizer section) with a copy of all [[CDs]] necessary for installation
* Having a CD full of wireless drivers would be nice
* Have it on a weekend, and have it last longer
* List of sites for the new folks

=== Other ideas  === 
* If our next event is any larger, which is definitely possible based on the difference between [[InstallFest]]1 and 2, how do provide enough of us to install without having installees sitting around waiting?  We were pretty much maxed out this time.
* A follow-up session on Linux use