Re: [docbook-apps] Formation of a new DocBook SubCommittee for ProfessionalPublishing

[Scott Hudson <scott.hudson@flatironssolutions.com>]

Indeed. While one of the primary focuses of the subcommittee will be on 
book-oriented content, there is certainly opportunity to explore other 
base content types, just as article is also a valid DocBook construct.

Thank you for your interest and additional feedback!

Best regards,

--Scott

GARY Hoffman wrote:
> Scott:
>  
> This is an excellent idea. May I suggest, however, that legal 
> publications not be limited to books. You should also include legal 
> memoranda, law reviews, trial briefs and appellate briefs (recognizing, 
> of course, that the required form of legal briefs varies from one 
> jurisdiction to another).
>  
> Thank you,
>  
>  
>  
> Gary L. Hoffman, J.D., LL.M.
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>  >>> Scott Hudson <scott.hudson@flatironssolutions.com> 1/22/2007 
> 6:29:16 PM >>>
> Fellow DocBook enthusiasts,
> 
> The DocBook Technical Committee is amenable to the idea of sanctioning
> certain customizations of DocBook without changing core DocBook.
> 
> It has been suggested that subcommittees could be formed for the purpose
> of creating official customization layers to support the needs of
> various domains. These customizations will officially be "DocBook
> variants", but will also drive requirements back to core DocBook.
> 
> I would like to propose the formation of a DocBook SubCommittee for
> Professional Publishing.
> 
> The charter for this SC may include support for:
> - Supporting periodicals as regularly published
>   technical notes or journals.
> - Professional book publishing (such as business, legal, medical, etc)
> - Textbooks
> 
> The charter will not include support (initially) for:
> - magazine and layout-intensive publishing
> 
> Please respond if you are interested in participating. If there is
> enough interest, and the TC approves the formation of the subcommittee,
> then the initial tasks will be to create a statement of work, and submit
> it to the TC for approval.
> 
> A first priority will be to identify which kinds of professional
> publishing applications are most amenable to DocBook, and where exchange
> and interoperability are most needed in professional publishing.
> 
> Of course, all participants need to be OASIS members.
> 
> Thanks and best regards,
> 
> Scott Hudson
> Flatirons Solutions
> OASIS DocBook TC
> 

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