Add release note on XDG_DATA_DIRS change

Follow-up to NixOS#8985
iFreilicht · Nov 6, 2023 · c60eba3 · c60eba3
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     ```
 
   This makes it match `nix derivation show`, which also maps store paths to information.
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+- When Nix is installed using the [binary installer](@docroot@/installation/installing-binary.md), in supported shells (Bash, Zsh, Fish)
+  [`XDG_DATA_DIRS`](https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html#variables) is now populated with the path to the `/share` subdirectory of the current profile.
+  This means that command completion scripts, `.desktop` files, and similar artifacts installed via [`nix-env`](@docroot@/command-ref/nix-env.md) or [`nix profile`](@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-profile.md)
+  (experimental) can be found by any program that follows the [XDG Base Directory Specification](https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html).