With the semester come and gone, Only in the end did I get my hardware issues resolved with using Ubuntu.  I though I would wipe the slate clean and start with a fresh install of Ubuntu 7.0.4, Feisty Fawn.  To my amazement, everything worked flawlessly. My wireless card found every network in range. If only this discovery had come sooner, I would have been able to continue my project at its normal pace. I use Ubuntu on a daily basis now and I am beginning to prefer it over Windows. In fact I am typing this message on my Ubuntu PC. Since Ubuntu treats you like you have some principal knowledge of using a computer, I feel as though I am able to get more done and customize my workspace a little more.

With graduation in the past, I have started working for an Open Source company. The company is SugarCRM in Cupertino with my role as the Assistant System Administrator of IT. Now I use Open Source products on a daily basis from Evolution for my mail to Gparted making backups for people. I have honestly enjoyed this project even as the complications came up in dealing with the hardware issues. In fact I have gained some knowledge that I have been able to pass on to other starting up in the Linux community. In that sense, I have reached my goal as becoming a little more wiser in using Ubuntu.

I would like to continue to work with Ubuntu and stay in close contact with the university's Open Source group. I look forward to keeping current with news and developments in the Open Source community.  I would like to thank Dr. Sameer Verma for taking his time to be my coach through this project and I would encourage others to take the challenge of switching to Open Source.

Christopher Bennett