title: Is the ELF .notes section really needed?
body: <p>On Linux, I'm trying to strip a statically linked ELF file to the bare essentials.  When I run:</p>
  
  <pre><code>strip --strip-unneeded foo
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>or</p>
  
  <pre><code>strip --strip-all foo
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The resulting file still has a fat .notes section that appears to be full of funky strings.</p>
  
  <p>Is the .notes section really needed or can I safely force it out with --remove-section?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks for any help.</p>