>DP> actually... i'm doing this. i have private pkgs with docs and lecture 
>DP> materials (presentations, literature lists... that is completed and 
>DP> ready for usage), that install 
>DP> to /home/share/{docs,lectures,fun,...}/ and are intended to be for 
>DP> teaching people and other human activities. 

>DP> since this docs are mostly not for software but other subjects, i do 
>DP> not want to put them in /usr/share or somewhere in the OS but 
>DP> in /home. i'm aware that this is using pacman for packages that are 
>DP> not OS related, however it works so great that i do not intend to 
>DP> stop using it :) ... it is also great for sharing between 
>DP> coworkers/colleagues. a package installs always at the right place :)

>DP> maybe there is a better way to handle such things, but i came with 
>DP> this. comments welcome :)

/usr/share/doc is not only for software. It may contain any docs.

Or may be /srv/doc? Share it through ftp/http/etc...

/home can be mounted through network - this is main problem if you
distribute your packages.

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