I've reviewed it, and my conclusion is that it is like Docbook, from
which it appears to be an outgrowth. So, provided you have the time
(cycles) to master it, it can be quite useful, but, like Docbook, it
is unlikely to get a lot of traction because it requires specialists
to adopt it usefully. I find it dubious to think that highly
technical solutions to the use of ontological tools will gain much
widespread use. I think the key to usefulness will be successful
simplification of the rules by which ontological (semantic) tools
work. (01)
Oddly, I think this is also the likely result of the ontology summit
work that is ongoing, though it may take a while. I suspect we will
arrive at a small set of organizing principles of which the major
upper ontologies represent prime examples, paradigms. At least,
that's the outcome for which I'm hoping. (02)
However, I doubt Docbook and DITA are early examples. I do think that
if their proponents can be attracted into this conversation, they can
illuminate many of the difficulties, and that might be mutually
beneficial. (03)
Cheers,
Rex (04)
At 7:37 PM +0700 3/11/07, paola.dimaio@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>Hi Duane
>
>I confirm that from my standpoint (content management market observer)
>I have seen DITA adoption grow over the last couple of years
>It's good to have standards, although I have not studied this one in
>detail to be able to
>make an informed critique
>Have not captured its relevance to ontology, it would be nice if you could
>cheers
>
>Paola Di Maio
>
>
>On 3/9/07, Duane Nickull <dnickull@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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