"Alexey Eremenko"
1) documentation available offline corresponding to the product. (eg SUSE Linux 10.2 - and generic Linux - and Generic UNIX - all what is relevant)
Relevant docs come with SUSE Linux. I something essential is missing, file an enhancement request as already said. If more is needed, set up a dedicated doc product or doc project with the help of the openSUSE build service.
*Of course, the programmer's docs doesn't need to be installed by default. [...] In addition to skill levels ducumentation should be searchable (like google) should be devided by topics - and - standards. - like ext3 specification - or POSIX specs or RPM specs - whatever.
Sounds like devel docs ;)
5) I think it is a good idea to include third party docs to SUSE Linux - if they are useful for SUSE users of course. Like "Maximum RPM" open-sourced book by RedHat or TLDP docs.
Devel doc! You must set up an Add-on Product on openSUSE.
SUSE does this already. (few books included, but hard to find - next to impossible unless you know the RPM's name)
IIRC, the yast package management knows about RPM catagories (RPM Groups); just use the view suitable for such a search ;)
6) documentation must be fast.
Here SUSE Linux lacks badly - the KDE docs indexing takes a lot of time. (minutes or hours) a possible solution is to provide preindexed database for most docs.
That's a valid concern. There should be an option to start the indexing immediately after the installation - someone to file a feature request? -- Karl Eichwalder R&D / Documentation SUSE Linux Products GmbH Key fingerprint = B2A3 AF2F CFC8 40B1 67EA 475A 5903 A21B 06EB 882E