The Linux from Scratch project has published a new version of its building instructions for Linux that includes updated system components

Linux from scratch is more an project than a Linux distribution in a traditional sense of the word, Linux From Scratch is a book of step-by-step instructions on how to build a minimalist Linux-based operating system from scratch - either by using an existing Linux installation or from a live CD.

Linux from Scratch describes the process of creating your own Linux system from scratch from an already installed Linux distribution, using nothing but the source code of software that you need.

"...Ordinarily, you’d use *scratch*, but it’s useful to have your scratch buffer use mode for the language you want to write code in, and *scratch* doesn’t fulfill this unless you’re hacking on emacs-lisp. To this end, I created scratch-el, a bit of code for doing just this..."

The Linux From Scratch project has released version 6.5 of its step-by-step instructions on how to create your own Linux system from scratch.

"This is a manual to compiling your own GNU system from scratch. At the end you will end up with a running GNU system, compiled and customised to your wishes..."

"W3C today published an early draft of HTML 5, a major revision of the markup language for the Web... «HTML is of course a very important standard,» said Tim Berners-Lee, author of the first version of HTML and W3C Director. «I am glad to see that the community of developers, including browser vendors, is working together to create the best possible path for the Web. To integrate the input of so many people is hard work, as is the challenge of balancing stability with innovation, pragmatism with idealism.» ..."

How to build a minimal Ubuntu live CD from scratch. The technique can be used to build embedded linux systems based on Ubuntu

The problem is that an awful lot of developers have the same itch - and they don't always look around before they scratch it.