Even better, be like the Amish, and build your own as much as you can.

Not sure I get the joke. MINIX is not building from scratch. It's a serious choice if one needs a microkernel. Hurd is more experimental but still not Amish.

Sorry I only saw your reply now. It was not meant as a joke. The point was more about being self-reliant. But it was a light-gearted comment.