Re: [dita] Naming the big edition

On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 6:17 AM, Kristen James Eberlein <kris@eberleinconsulting.com> wrote:

:)

But let's remember that we DON'T want most people to download the "big" edition. The only people who should get the "big" package are implementers, practitioners, and end users of learning & training.

Everyone else should use the smallest package that suites their needs.

<Not-serious>

Maybe we should call the edition "big" or "over-sized".

Hmm ... Maybe we should name the editions as "small," "medium," and "large"?

</Not-serious>

Best,
Kris

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On 6/10/2015 12:26 AM, Don R. Day wrote:

The marketing devil on my shoulder whispered, 'Use "deluxe" if you really want people to buy the big kahuna.' I banished him underneath a printout of the PDF of the big kahuna.

On 6/9/2015 11:01 PM, Kristen James Eberlein wrote:

My preference WAS "comprehensive", but having checked dictionary.com, I can go with "all-inclusive":

comprehensive
adjective
1. of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive: a comprehensive study of world affairs.
2. comprehending or thoroughly understanding with one's mind; having an extensive mental range or grasp, as of a particular subject or many subjects.
3. Insurance. covering or providing broad protection against loss.

all-inclusive
adjective
1. including everything; comprehensive.

Best,
Kris

Kristen James Eberlein
Chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee
Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting
www.eberleinconsulting.com
+1 919 682-2290; kriseberlein (skype)

On 6/9/2015 11:08 PM, Don R. Day wrote:

I'm good with 1 and 2. I'll go with 'all-inclusive' for #3 in hopes of helping to tip things cleanly in a direction.

On 6/9/2015 5:40 PM, Tom Magliery wrote:

Hi everyone,

It is time to make a final decision regarding what to call the edition of DITA 1.3 that will contain everything. As a reminder, we are aiming to produce three "editions" that are proper subsets of each other:

1. Base -- map and topic

2. Technical Content -- Base plus all the tech comm stuff

3. ___?___ -- Technical Content plus Learning & Training

If you care about this naming issue, speak up now for your favourite among the following names that have been suggested and/or casually used to date (sans kitchen sink references because we're being all serious now):

- All-inclusive

- Complete

- Comprehensive

- Full

- Omnibus

(If there was another suggestion that I missed, please drop it into the mix.)

Failure to vote will be construed as implicit support for what Nancy and I have both agreed is our own favourite: "All-inclusive". I.e., if nobody says anything, we're going to go ahead and keep the one that we are already using as a placeholder in our draft docs!

mag

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