> Yeah, this is something that some tzdb packagers do --- they put a > "localtime" file into /usr/share/zoneinfo that is a symlink or hard link > to the active zone file, and then initdb tends to seize on that as being > the shortest available spelling of the active zone.
I see, I wasn't aware that this was a distribution-level mechanism - I understand the situation better now. I followed the conversations you linked to, and disagreements seem to be mostly about other aspects of timezone selection. Does it make sense to have a limited, restricted conversation specifically about avoiding "localtime"?
