Sorry but I don't see it. >How is it less effective? It's simply overkill and insecure to not use an established distros patch and package management. The mo

Sorry but I don't see it. >How is it less effective? It's simply overkill and insecure to not use an established distros patch and package management. The most effective thing is to create packages, or if you want some larger modifications a "spin" in fedora language. I can't see any reason why you'd be restricted by packages. You can deploy your own compilers, your own shells, your own init system if you want. You can deploy patched kernels as long as you follow packaging guidelines. It's smarter to spend time on packaging guidelines and internal yum repos than to build everything from scratch.