RE: [dita-adoption] use of dita.xml.org [was: DITA Generator by Elovirta]

["Gershon Joseph (gerjosep)" <gerjosep@cisco.com>]

Good point. I'm fine posting such articles, that address how to configure one or more specific tools, elsewhere.

Cheers,
Gershon


-----Original Message-----
From: Grosso, Paul [mailto:pgrosso@ptc.com] 
Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 4:19 PM
To: DITA Adoption TC
Subject: [dita-adoption] use of dita.xml.org [was: DITA Generator by Elovirta]



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gershon Joseph (gerjosep) [mailto:gerjosep@cisco.com]
> Sent: Monday, 2011 March 14 6:37
> To: Marc Speyer; DITA Adoption TC
> Cc: Joann Hackos
> Subject: RE: [dita-adoption] DITA Generator by Elovirta
> 
> Hi Marc,
> 
> I didn't see a response to your question, though may have missed it. I
> think you can keep the existing work on using the tool to create a new
> specialization. Perhaps it should be a separate article, so that we
> have one article focusing on customizing the OOTB DITA elements
> available by creating a custom shell, with the other article discussing
> how to use the tool to create a new specialization.
> 
> I think an article on how to integrate the tool with 3rd party XML
> tools is a good idea, but best done outside of OASIS. For example, if
> you could develop that as a separate article and post it directly on
> dita.xml.org, I don't think anyone on this TC would have any
> objections.

I'm not saying I have objections (not having seen the article), but 
I'm questioning the implicit assumption that things can be put on 
dita.xml.org that wouldn't be appropriate for posting on an OASIS site.

On the DITA TC's home page, it says:

 The [DITA] Adoption TC includes an Editorial Board that maintains
 the DITA XML.org Focus Area.

and the home page at http://dita.xml.org/ has a prominent banner
saying "Hosted by OASIS" and the site says:

 DITA XML.org is the official community gathering place and
 information resource for the DITA OASIS Standard.

[Note "official".]  And the DITA Adoption TC posts its feature 
articles on dita.xml.org.  I would expect most observers to
believe that dita.xml.org is as "official" as anything else in
OASIS, so I think we have to be as cautious about saying that
dita.xml.org is "outside of OASIS".

paul