> > IMHO, packages that > > started using /usr/share/doc were premature in that usage > Your opinion is wrong. > Those packages follow current policy. Not using /usr/share/doc in a > standards-version >= 3.0.0 package is a policy violation.
The policy was immature. And look at all the packages still being uploaded with docs in /usr/doc --> lots of maintainers have noticed that the policy was immature. (or is it inmature? =) )