Re: [WBEL-users] new DST on WBL 3.0...

At 3/11/2007 06:05 PM, Scott Silva wrote:
>Mike B. spake the following on 3/11/2007 1:40 PM:
>
> > Any idea why Linux doesn't use a symlink for /etc/localtime?  That would
> > have let me skip the cp step and just build stuff in /usr/share/zoneinfo
> > and be done with it.  I'm not a unix expert, but my understanding is
> > that most unix versions use the symlink method for this.
> >
>Something to do with the possibility of having /etc and /usr on different
>physical partitions and both not being mounted in time.

Ah!  Thanks!  That makes sense.  At least until someone who knows 
even more explains why that isn't really a problem in this case or 
something. ;-)

-- Mike B.
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