Arch install fest, UK south, anyone interested?

So I go to quite a few computer fairs and some of the time there are usually install fests going on, usually ubuntu/openSUSE/Fedora.
I was thinking of doing an Arch install fest as several computer fairs in the South, Worthing, Brighton, Horsham, Portsmouth, Southampton etc.
My plan was to have a server sync'd with every package form every repo the day before, then use that as a local package server, setup a mini network with about 20~ ethernet ports on it (as well as wireless), then see how many arch installs we could do in a day?
Perhaps even latch onto an ubuntu install fest an offer it as an alternative, what you reckon?

Good idea. Now, if only I was located in the south…

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    jesus franco wrote:It seems you have 0.7 even though 0.7.1 fixes all those devfs,initrd issues.
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