I'm fairly convinced that DITA is the way to go, as its inheritance is
attractive, as is the ability to adapt it through specialization.

I work in a standards and research organization, where there is
probably way more reuse than people believe - or at least the
potential for it if properly organized. However, this is going to
need structural specialization, and it may not be a subject we can
tackle as a company on our own.

For background research I'd be interested in hearing from people who
are involved in producing research-based documentation, where 'the
task' is not the centre of the universe. Alternatively, if anybody is
considering using XML to develop standards documentation, I would be
very interested in hearing from you.

These are areas that DITA will have to get into eventually, and as it
is open source I would far rather work as part of a team to come up
with a proposal that meets many needs, and not just ours.

Best regards,
Ant Davey
Senior Technical Writer
Rail Safety and Standards Board