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Date:      Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:50:52 +0300
From:      "Andrew Pantyukhin" <infofarmer@FreeBSD.org>
To:        aRevolutionist <a.revolutionist@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Advice for Stripping the Kernel
Message-ID:  <cb5206420701190250o1a6f5282i8c72c58b1b794d9a@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <1169198894.6838.6.camel@aRevolutionist>
References:  <1169198894.6838.6.camel@aRevolutionist>

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On 1/19/07, aRevolutionist <a.revolutionist@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am about to almost completely strip FreeBSD's kernel. The kernel shall
> be stripped of sockets, drivers, memory management, and alot more.
> Basically, what I shall be left with is a kernel with a few system
> calls, only paging for memory management, support for only one file
> system and a few other things. What advice does anyone have to give me
> before I begin? Also, what section of the kernel is recommended to begin
> the stripping?

You're not the first to venture on this path. Please
google for nanobsd, minibsd, picobsd, freesbie,
monowall, and other more creative strings such as
"freebsd on a floppy" or "freebsd kernel stripped
down to 1kb" ;-)

Good luck!



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