Seconded. In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, at Wed, 1 Mar 2000 18:01:14 -0800, on Bug#59403: [PROPOSED] restrictions on content of /usr/share/doc, Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Proposal: > > The following diff is against section 6.3: > > It is often a good idea to put text information files (`README's, > changelogs, and so forth) that come with the source package in > `/usr/share/doc/<package>' in the binary package. However, you don't > need to install the instructions for building and installing the > package, of course! > + > + Files in /usr/share/doc should not be referenced by any program, and > + the system adminostrator should be able to delete them without causing > any > + programs to break. Any files that are referenced by programs but are also > + useful as standalone documentation should be installed under > + /usr/share/<package>/ and symlinked to /usr/share/doc/<package>/.