tlug: Compiling a generic kernel??

["Austin Kurahone" <a_downunder@example.com>]

Hi,

I'm finalising my small linux system<1> for inclusion on the CDs, and 
was wondering which options would I need to include for the kernel to be 
as generic as possible.  Currently all it has is IDE support compiled 
in, no SCSI drivers or anything.  The kernel is kernel 2.2.5 + 
devfs-patch-96 (I might upgrade to 97).  As it stand now, there seems to 
be a lot of system specific options in /etc also.  Should I just leave 
them and let who ever is crazy enough to use this system in the first 
place edit them when they install it?

Thanks,
Austin K. Kurahone

<1> It grew quite a bit over the last couple of days, I upgraded to 
glibc 2.1, recompiled some stuff with -O6 (It caused the binaries to 
grow) and installed some more user space stuff.  At this moment it's 
hovering at around 200MB with no X.
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