Quote Originally Posted by jbreazeale
Building up from a release, for me, is about the same problem as paring down ...
If you choose to believe that, without even trying an install of a Linux system designed from the ground up to be installed, then I'm not going to try to convince you otherwise. I wasn't talking about building a release though, just installing one that is already built and available for install. If you run into problem after problem with your "install" and start wondering why, see the faq referenced in answer #2 before you start bad-mouthing all of Linux because of the choice you made.