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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>I'm in the process of making a stripped down
linux distribution and realized I should probably ask if I'm reinventing the
wheel.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>What we are making is a file server which has the kernel,
samba, and that's it. We've thrown around the idea of having apache
running so we can administer the machine from a web page but at this point we're
trying to make the boot routine small enough to fit on a ROM chip. We've
looked into the Linux Router Project and its a good start but we don't need to
keep the distro that small. We'll have about 40 MB on the ROM to work
with.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>If anyone has seen a distro which fits this description let me
know.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Thanks!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Ed Meyer</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Smarts Broadcast Systems</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>