RE: [dita] How much flexibility do specializers have to make exceptionsto behaviors that are outlined in the DITA standard?

Hi Jeff,

I've been bandwidth-constrained recently, and my contributions to the 
DITA TC have suffered.

I am quite concerned about the level of commercial tools support we've 
seen thus far for DITA 1.0 and 1.1 (does any commercial vendor fully 
support DITA 1.1? Perhaps only PTC?). I see vendors "cherry-picking" 
features for implementation, and ignoring others. I fear the situation 
will worsen with the number and complexity of the new DITA 1.2 features. 
I think the issue of assessments and requirements for DITA conformance 
is important for the continued viability of the standard.

-Alan

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Alan Houser, President
Group Wellesley, Inc.
412-363-3481
www.groupwellesley.com