DOCBOOK: LaTeX -> DocBook

[David Pratt <dave.pratt@webcoursesnow.com>]

I am new to DocBook and LaTeX though both are very understandable and seem
to have their purpose and niche. I am wondering if there is an extension to
LaTeX to permit a LaTex to Docbook translation of some type.  I like the
notion that no special tools are required for LaTex and is a
standard for publication.

Also trying to figure a way for there to be a less
complicated way to create a DocBook so that LaTex could be converted to
DocBook with some constraints on what would need to be included in a LaTeX
document for something like this to work. I have read something about LyX
being able to create SGML output. Can the DocBook DTD be used in this
context to get all flavors of output one may want (getting advantages of
print with LaTeX) and all the output possibilities from DocBook?

Regards,
Dave Pratt