Roll your own Linux distro (IT Wire) [LWN.net]

IT Wire looks at creating a customized distribution using ROCK Linux or Linux From Scratch. "The first thing to do is away from the keyboard. First you must consider what you wish to achieve. What will be the aim of your distro? Possible reasons are to optimise for, or to target, a particular CPU. Alternatively, you may wish to create a highly specialised system for specific purposes. You should also consider the default programs you would like to supply. For instance, is your preferred command-line interpreter the bash shell? Or do you prefer csh? Will you opt for sendmail for e-mail management, or do you prefer exim? Are you a vi or a pico person? One advantage of a customised Linux distribution is that it can work exactly how you want. If your aim is to provide a distro for many people to use then you will want to be flexible with your choices."

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