Ubuntu from source

[Odd]

Amedee Van Gasse (Ubuntu) wrote:
> Suppose I wanted to (re)compile Ubuntu from source. I mean not just a few
> packages but the entire distro, everything that I have installed. And in
> some (semi) automated way, like Gentoo offers.
> Would that be possible?
> 
> This is just a hypothetical question. I wouldn't do such a thing because
> it is *useful*, only because it is *possible*. Like taking apart a radio
> to see how it works.

http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/jaunty/main/source/

But do realize that this is only Ubuntu without any
software added.

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Odd