Hi, Ant

Good to meet up over the w/e, and fascinating chatting about your
Specialis(z)ation plans. I can't help thinking that this is one for
dita-users, though. In case you used one email to both lists, I don't
think Yahoo allows you to do this.

Thanks for organising a very interesting event.

I had a very brief chat with someone here yesterday, and it might be
possible that DITA is back on the cards. I sure hope so, otherwise I'm
off! (Contractor mentality!)

All the best,
David


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