Any options to replace GNU coreutils on Linux?

I've been thinking about discontinuing the use of GNU Coreutils on my Linux systems, but to be honest, unlike many other GNU components, I can't think of any alternatives *(on Linux)*. What alternatives are there to GNU coreutils? will I need more than one package? Links to the project are a must, bonus points for naming distro packages. Also please don't suggest things unless you *know* they work on Linux, and can reference instructions. I doubt I'll be switching kernels soon, and I'm much too lazy for anything much beyond a straightforward ./configure; make; make install. I'm certainly not going to hack C for it. ***warning:** if your distro uses coreutils removing them could break the way your distro functions. However not having them be first in your $PATH shouldn't break things, as most scripts should use absolute paths.*