diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ab2b470c7a..45c4e2a56b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -6635,4 +6635,10 @@
 	  CONFIG_DISABLE_PSEUDOFS_OPERATIONS that effectively can be set
 	  back out these recent changes in rmdir, mkdir, unlink, and rename
 	  for operations on the pseudo-filesystem (2014-2-20).
+	* Kconfig:  Add an option to select default values for configuration
+	  variables based upon whether you want a smaller footprint or more
+	  features.  CONFIG_DEFAULT_SMALL is used in sched/Kconfig and
+	  fs/Kconfig and in apps/.  It turns out this this is not very useful
+	  if you are modifying existing configurations because then the
+	  defaults do not apply (2014-2-20).
 
diff --git a/Kconfig b/Kconfig
index 1bf91e2a58..e4667d045d 100644
--- a/Kconfig
+++ b/Kconfig
@@ -21,6 +21,19 @@ menu "Build Setup"
 config EXPERIMENTAL
 	bool "Prompt for development and/or incomplete code/drivers"
 
+config DEFAULT_SMALL
+	bool "Default to smallest size"
+	default n
+	---help---
+		When options are present, the default value for certain options will
+		be the one the results in the smallest size (at a loss of featurs).
+		The default is a fuller feature set at a larger size.
+
+		NOTE: This option does not prevent you from overriding the default
+		to select another alternative.  Nor does it affect the settings that
+		have already been selected in your configuration file.  This applies
+		only to new settings that require a default value.
+
 choice
 	prompt "Build Host Platform"
 	default HOST_LINUX
diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig
index defeba0111..b175276faf 100644
--- a/fs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/Kconfig
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ config DISABLE_MOUNTPOINT
 	default n
 
 config DISABLE_PSEUDOFS_OPERATIONS
-	bool "Disable pseudo-filesytem operations"
-	default n
+	bool "Disable pseudo-filesystem operations"
+	default y if DEFAULT_SMALL
+	default n if !DEFAULT_SMALL
 	---help---
 		Disable certain operations on pseudo-file systems include mkdir,
 		rmdir, unlink, and rename.  These are necessary for the logical
diff --git a/sched/Kconfig b/sched/Kconfig
index f559246f1b..8aeda33eab 100644
--- a/sched/Kconfig
+++ b/sched/Kconfig
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ config JULIAN_TIME
 
 config START_YEAR
 	int "Start year"
-	default 2013
+	default 2014
 
 config START_MONTH
 	int "Start month"
@@ -353,7 +353,8 @@ config DISABLE_CLOCK
 config DISABLE_POSIX_TIMERS
 	bool "Disable POSIX timers"
 	depends on DISABLE_OS_API
-	default n
+	default y if DEFAULT_SMALL
+	default n if !DEFAULT_SMALL
 
 config DISABLE_PTHREAD
 	bool "Disable pthread support"
@@ -373,7 +374,8 @@ config DISABLE_MQUEUE
 config DISABLE_ENVIRON
 	bool "Disable environment variable support"
 	depends on DISABLE_OS_API
-	default n
+	default y if DEFAULT_SMALL
+	default n if !DEFAULT_SMALL
 
 if !DISABLE_SIGNALS
 comment "Signal Numbers"