Re: [dita] Naming the big edition

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Date
2015-06-10T14:47:35+00:00
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Re: [dita] Naming the big edition
I don't know about a chart, but that is exactly the sort of info
    that we want to have on the "master" Web page.

    

    
Best,

      Kris

      

      Kristen James Eberlein

      Chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee

      Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting

      www.eberleinconsulting.com

      +1 919 682-2290; kriseberlein (skype)

      

    

    
On 6/10/2015 9:26 AM, Bob Thomas wrote:

    

    
      
Would OASIS allow us to include a simple chart that
        contains this sort of advice?

      

        
On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 6:17 AM,
          Kristen James Eberlein <>
          wrote:

          
            
 :)

              

              But let's remember that we DON'T want most people to
              download the "big" edition. The only people who should get
              the "big" package are implementers, practitioners, and end
              users of learning & training.

              

              Everyone else should use the smallest package that suites
              their needs.

              

              <Not-serious>

              

              Maybe we should call the edition "big" or "over-sized".

              

              Hmm ... Maybe we should name the editions as "small,"
              "medium," and "large"?

              

              </Not-serious>

                

                
Best,

                  Kris

                  

                  Kristen James Eberlein

                  Chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee

                  Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting

                  www.eberleinconsulting.com

                  +1 919 682-2290;
                  kriseberlein (skype)

                  

                

              
              

                

                  
On 6/10/2015 12:26 AM, Don R. Day wrote:

                  

                  
                    
The marketing devil on my shoulder whispered,
                      'Use "deluxe" if you really want people to buy the
                      big kahuna.' I banished him underneath a printout
                      of the PDF of the big kahuna.

                      

                      On 6/9/2015 11:01 PM, Kristen James Eberlein
                      wrote:

                    

                     My preference WAS
                      "comprehensive", but having checked dictionary.com,
                      I can go with "all-inclusive":

                      

                      comprehensive

                      adjective

                      1. of large scope; covering or involving much;
                      inclusive: a comprehensive study of world affairs.

                      2. comprehending or thoroughly understanding with
                      one's mind; having an extensive mental range or
                      grasp, as of a particular subject or many
                      subjects.

                      3. Insurance. covering or providing broad
                      protection against loss.

                      

                      all-inclusive

                      adjective

                      1. including everything; comprehensive.

                      

                      
Best,

                        Kris

                        

                        Kristen James Eberlein

                        Chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee

                        Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting

                        www.eberleinconsulting.com

                        +1 919
                          682-2290; kriseberlein (skype)

                        

                      

                      
On 6/9/2015 11:08 PM, Don R. Day wrote:

                      

                       I'm good with 1 and 2.
                        I'll go with 'all-inclusive' for #3 in hopes of
                        helping to tip things cleanly in a direction. 

                        
On 6/9/2015 5:40 PM, Tom Magliery wrote:

                        

                        
                          

                            
Hi everyone,

                            
 

                            
It is time to make a
                              final decision regarding what to call the
                              edition of DITA 1.3 that will contain
                              everything. As a reminder, we are aiming
                              to produce three "editions" that are
                              proper subsets of each other:

                            
 

                            
1. Base -- map and
                              topic

                            
2. Technical Content --
                              Base plus all the tech comm stuff

                            
3. ___?___ -- Technical
                              Content plus Learning & Training

                            
 

                            
If you care about this
                              naming issue, speak up now for your
                              favourite among the following names that
                              have been suggested and/or casually used
                              to date (sans kitchen sink references
                              because we're being all serious now):

                            
 

                            
- All-inclusive

                            
- Complete

                            
- Comprehensive

                            
- Full

                            
- Omnibus

                            
 

                            
(If there was another
                              suggestion that I missed, please drop it
                              into the mix.)

                            
 

                            
Failure to vote will be
                              construed as implicit support for what
                              Nancy and I have both agreed is our own
                              favourite: "All-inclusive". I.e., if
                              nobody says anything, we're going to go
                              ahead and keep the one that we are already
                              using as a placeholder in our draft docs!

                            
 

                            
mag

                          

                        
                        

                        

                        
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