Comment 11 for bug 26926

If you decide that /etc/localtime should be a copy and not a symlink,
let me know; there is code in d-i that sets up the symlink.

Using a copy seems problimatic, since the zoneinfo files can be updated
from time to time.

Perhaps hwclock should stash a copy of /etc/localtime at shutdown and
run using that version in early boot if /usr is not mounted?

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see shy jo