For several years now I've wanted to roll my own linux distro based on the work of Gerard Beekmans and Matthew Burgess of the Linux from Scratch project. Of course, life and work commitments have been getting in the way (not to mention lack of available hardware). However, I now have the time and the hardware available to start the project. While thinking about what I want to do, I decided I want to make a custom linux distro specifically designed for Oracle.
Some may ask why do that when there are already distros readily available that run Oracle without a problem. My answer is simply because I can. I can set all the required (default) kernel parameters up front. I can strip the kernel of any dead weight and make a more efficient system (read as "project goal"). I can use a lighter weight window manager than the two most popular (KDE & GNOME). I can shrink the install footprint significantly by only including the necessary libraries & utilities.
...and so the adventure begins
