Statement of Use for DocBook version 5.2

[Bob Stayton <bobs@sagehill.net>]

Hello,

I'm the Chair of the OASIS DocBook Technical Committee. The Committee is in the last stages of getting The DocBook Schema Version 5.2 through the OASIS approval process. We need to submit three Statements of Use of the new schema, and I would like to ask if any participants in the DocBook user community might like to submit one. You need not be a member of OASIS to submit one. Here are the requirements for making such a Statement:

• It is a written statement that a party has successfully used or implemented that specification in accordance with all or some of its conformance clauses, identifying those clauses that apply, and stating whether its use included the interoperation of multiple independent implementations. The conformance clauses for DocBook 5.3 are:
  
  
• This specification normatively defines DocBook V5.2 with a RELAX NG grammar and a set of Schematron assertions. A conformant DocBook V5.2 document must be valid according to both the grammar and the assertions.
• The reference documentation describes additional constraints and processing expectations. A conformant DocBook V5.2 document should respect those constraints and anticipate those processing expectations.
• See http://www.relaxng.org/for a list of tools that can validate an XML document using RELAX NG. Note that not all products are capable of evaluating the Schematron assertions in the schema.
  
  
• The Statement of Use must be made to a specific version of the Specification and must include the Specificationâs approval date. In this case DocBook Schema Version 5.2 Committee Specification 01, dated 19 July 2023, available at https://docs.oasis-open.org/docbook/docbook/v5.2/cs01/docbook-v5.2-cs01.html
  
  
• The Statement from a nonmember should be submitted to the comment facility:
  http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/comments/form.php?wg_abbrev=docbook

The DocBook TC will evaluate and vote to accept any Statements that are submitted. Let me know if you have any questions.

Any help you can provide on this issue would be much appreciated. If you are unable to submit a statement, perhaps you could refer me to other users whom I could contact.

Bob Stayton
Chair, OASIS DocBook Technical Committee
Âbobs@sagehill.net