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Subject: RE: [dita] Thoughts On Sections




From: "Rob Frankland" <torobf@earthlink.net>
To: "'JoAnn Hackos'" <joann.hackos@comtech-serv.com>,"'Paul Prescod'" <paul.prescod@blastradius.com>,<dita@lists.oasis-open.org>
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 09:30:38 -0700






This discussion really addresses a critical conundrum with DITA in general.
The line of thinking that stresses writing reusable concise topics is
admirable. For users just adopting DITA, one of their biggest concerns is
how they migrate their existing content into DITA. If the integration of
legacy content requires huge rework, only the largest, most well-financed
groups will take that the plunge. 

I think this tips the argument in favor of the approach Paul has suggested.
It accommodates both points of views. It enables new content to be created
expeditiously for single-sourcing and allows legacy content to be imported
with less effort.

Rob 

Rob Frankland
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