[IPython] XDG Base Directory Specification for the configuration directory on linux

Registered by Bernd Schlapsi

Could IPython please follow the XDG Base Directory Specification for the configuration/data directory on linux.

more infos here:
- http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html
- http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/pyxdg
- https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LittleDetails#Use%20XDG%20folders

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