Strippable DE?

[davbren]

Hey all, I would like to create a custom DE for myself and maybe others if its anywhere near good enough. So I was just wondering if there was anything out there that can be stripped down and doesn't have many completely necessary applications tagged onto it a la nautilus for gnome....?

[Alan James]

I believe XFCE prides itself on modularity and small code base. It may be worth looking at for you. A custom desktop environment will be a hard thing to make and I wish you the best of luck in doing it.

[ajgreeny]

Start with the minimal install CD and then add whatever you want.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD

[kellemes]

Hey all, I would like to create a custom DE for myself and maybe others if its anywhere near good enough. So I was just wondering if there was anything out there that can be stripped down and doesn't have many completely necessary applications tagged onto it a la nautilus for gnome....?

FVWM (http://www.fvwm.org/)?