Re: Alternative for DITA Help Technologies Guide

[<alexm@writepoint.com>]

Hi Marc,

I agree that providing some tangible criteria that would help DITA adopters
pick up tools they need is a good idea. The question that we'll have to
answer, though, is what a DITA adopter should expect in the end. Should we
bring him or her - through iterative exploration of the needs - to one
single tool or should it be a list of tools that can potentially fit the
needs? If the former option, then we put ourselves in a pretty risky
position of being affiliated with a specific tool (who can ensure that we
used objective criteria?). If the latter option, will it useful and
practical enough? 

Or should the criteria we give should be a roadmap that provides general
recommendations on the selection process? Or should it take a form of
detailed case studies that explain how and why specific companies with
their specific needs choose a specific tool?

In any event, I think you raised a very interesting and important issue. I
would be interested in joining you and other interested TC members to work
on criteria and finding solutions for helping DITA adopters select tools.  


What other members think about how we can move forward?

Alex

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