2. Roles
People involved in an installfest will assume one or more of the following roles
- coordinator
contact for all other participants
- host
has the connection to the location
- sponsor
represents an organization that provides the location, equipment, network, materials, food, beverages, etc. to the installfest
- user
needs assistance installing a Linux distribution or solving a specific problem
- receptionist
greets people as they come in, gives them a name tag and has them sign a waiver
can direct people to the restrooms, the nearest computer store
orders food and beverages
- tier 1 support
people who are knowledgeable about Linux and are willing to share their knowledge and provide hands-on assistance to users
- tier 2 support
sets up and maintains network hardware and services (DNS, DHCP), mirrors of Linux distributions