Final papers will count as 20% of your grade. They should be roughly 8-12 pages, printed, and well-written. Papers are due Wednesday, May 9th. Your final paper may be either a polished write up of an independent project or something of a portfolio of your work this semester, including logs of your experiences with linux on your own machine. If you are interested in the former, see me about project proposals before you begin. Projects may involve research, programming, or setting up a particularly complex service. Projects need not be technical. The latter must include the following: