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Subject: Re: [dita-lightweight-dita] Lightweight DITA CCMS based on Drupal
Over the weekend Kristof and I discussed this cloning mechanism
demonstrated in the video.He agrees with my concern but we had to
accept that we cannot put this genie back into a bottle; this is a
case of natural Web solutions becoming available whether or not
there is a standard. Also, we agreed that although Drupal is already
there with some mechanisms, our SC needs to define our
recommendations without dependence on one particular implementation.
We basically agreed to: 1. Encourage the SC members to view the video if they have not already (do it! This is Very Important Stuff.) 2. Invite Kristof to a meeting for discussion and Q&A about the existing modules and ways to associate clear text rules to applications like Lightweight DITA 3. Seriously consider whether this alternative method of defining nestable modules in Web applications might in fact become a new base for Lightweight DITA or something we set on a parallel course with it (meaning we could actually capture a wider range of structured authoring use cases if they WEREN'T bound to the rather fixed legacy DITA flow sequences--and when we talk about the Content Marketing world, this is crucially important for capturing adoption). Kristof can tell us more about the internal data format that effectively enables this functionality--it is something that effectively represents a new kind of generative grammar and parsing rules. 4. Test the heck out of our proposals using this already available Drupal function.First, to help define that eventual "schema" mechanism, and second to feed back suggestions for both new function and concerns for development directions. Anyone can contribute anything to this module as time goes on; how do we keep "good enough" from morphing in a direction that breaks the contract we are trying to nail down? I suspect we need to move somewhat fast on 1 and 2 so that we know how to coach the wider discussions around us that will surely happen. This is seriously good stuff for anyone looking for a way to create Adaptive Content. Compared to the 3-4 year old continual referencing of NPR's COPE approach to that problem, this method is way more flexible and deployable. -- Don On 3/30/2015 9:57 AM, Hudson, Scott
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