Having the symlink outside the packaging is even worse than shipping it, as removing the package would then leave a dangling link. Ideally, we shouldn't be shipping (or creating) non-FHS clutter at all, unless it's absolutely, undeniably REQUIRED by this platform. In which case, we should convince them to fix their platform, and grudgingly ship the link for now.
Having the symlink outside the packaging is even worse than shipping it, as removing the package would then leave a dangling link. Ideally, we shouldn't be shipping (or creating) non-FHS clutter at all, unless it's absolutely, undeniably REQUIRED by this platform. In which case, we should convince them to fix their platform, and grudgingly ship the link for now.