A) What is the bare minimum you can strip linux down to and still be able to run blitzmax created EXE`s ?
Well it depends on whether you want it to run just on your computer, or on everyones computer.So far I've gotten it down to about 64 Megs using a modified puppylinux that boots of a flashpen (mighty fast BTW).
B) How do you go about removing things from Linux
If you want to do it safely, it depends on what Linux distro you're using.