Re: [dita] Use of term "DITA" outside OASIS?

[Kristen James Eberlein <kris@eberleinconsulting.com>]

Hi, Alan.

Thanks for bring this to my attention. OASIS Council is looking into this.

Best,
Kris

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

On 5/14/2017 4:08 PM, Alan Houser wrote:
> Colleagues,
>
> I'm curious about the rules and constraints around the use of the term 
> "DITA" (referring to the architectural framework) outside OASIS 
> activities and specifications. It's currently used in company and 
> product names. But this blog post gave me some pause --
>
> http://blog.ditaexchange.com/open-dita-lets-make-structured-writing-for-everyone 
>
>
> While the ideas in the post are intriguing and worthy of pursuit, the 
> name "Open DITA" may be problematic from the perspective of OASIS 
> branding and potential adopter confusion.
>
> Again, curious...
>
> -Alan