On Dec 11, D'Arcy J.M. Cain launched this into the bitstream:

> On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 14:42:34 +0100
> Christoph Leuzinger <chris+ml@westworks.ch> wrote:
>>> After I create my custom kernel and it's working the way I want it,
>>> what can I get rid of under /usr/src ?
>>
>> I think you can delete all of "/usr/src". You might want to keep a
>> copy of your kernel config file, though.
>
> I find it a good idea to keep it elsewhere and just symlink it in.  That
> way if I forget and blow away /usr/src then it's just a symlink, not a
> memory exercise.

Not for nothing, but has that ever actually *happened* to you? Blowing 
away /usr/src I mean?? Seems a drastic thing to do - even in an 
'unguarded moment'