Joshua Gimer wrote: > > > then why are you using RHEL/CentOS at all? Why not a source based > > distro like Gentoo ? > > > Becuase I am not the one that is paying for the support contract with > RH. IF it was up to me I would run everything on OpenBSD; but it is not. You just nullified the value of that support by installing your own 'primary packages' (which I would assume would include the kernel, all outward facing services, and anything else, if you've achieved what you stated your goals are).