There is no "after the modules are loaded" :-) The whole point of this exercise is to ensure that the proper modules are loaded before init ever gets started; having /sbin/hotplug and the modules available in early userspace is the method to accomplish that.
I don't know if there would be any reason at all to copy the contents of the initramfs anywhere else
I wasn't talking about copying. I was talking about deleting. ;) We basically wipe the initramdisk via the init file, getting rid of all the modules, hotplug and so on so that they're not there now that they're no longer needed.
The 'copies' are the actual programs and modules that are part of the 'real' filesystem contained on the cd. So if you want to plugin something later, the hotplug and modules that are on the cd will be used.
I see your point about udev though.
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