PF,Why not focus on making the installfest more about (gasp) INSTALLATION. That would mean more of the Linux geeks could focus on helping the newbies.
We could have a Demo Day on a completely separate day.
Installfest => Install Linux
Demo Day => Demo Linux and run tutorials
They need not be held on the same day.
There is installation and there is installation. There is a lot of interest in Linux in the I.T. industry. Some people want to see demos of what Linux can do. Why not just accommodate them?
Secondly, most Linux users have never seen qmail or Samba or Smoothwall in action. They come to install Linux and then they can see the other stuff that they can use.