OASIS Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) TC

Here is a question that a Mayo co-worker just pinged me:

"Kris, I'm working on a DITA training module. I need to define what we mean by 'DITA is a standard.' What does it mean -- in plain language -- to call something like this a standard?"

I'm not sure that I gave the best answer available, although I tried :) Thoughts from others? If any folks can help with this task, it's DITA TC members.

Kris

Working hard in the trenches at Mayo, trying to help people understand that content and formatting are not the same thing, and answering questions such as "What is C - S - S?"

Here is a question that a Mayo co-worker just pinged me:

"Kris, I'm working on a DITA training module. I need to define what we mean by 'DITA is a standard.' What does it mean -- in plain language -- to call something like this a standard?"

I'm not sure that I gave the best answer available, although I tried :) Thoughts from others? If any folks can help with this task, it's DITA TC members.

Kris

Working hard in the trenches at Mayo, trying to help people understand that content and formatting are not the same thing, and answering questions such as "What is C - S - S?"