Table of contents
1 Introducon.................................................................................................................................. 5
1.1 Terminology.......................................................................................................................... 5
2 Why are there three
edions of DITA 1.3?....................................................................................7
2.1 New audiences for DITA........................................................................................................ 7
2.2 The core of DITA: Topic and map.......................................................................................... 7
2.3 Growth of DITA..................................................................................................................... 8
2.4 Future of DITA....................................................................................................................... 9
3 Base
edion................................................................................................................................ 10
3.1 What is in it?....................................................................................................................... 10
3.2 Audience............................................................................................................................. 10
3.3 What can this
edion be used for?.....................................................................................11
3.4 Size of the base edion.......................................................................................................11
4 Technical content edion............................................................................................................ 12
4.1 What is in it?....................................................................................................................... 12
4.2 Audience............................................................................................................................. 13
4.3 What can this
edion be used for?.....................................................................................14
4.4 Size of the technical content edion.................................................................................. 14
5 All-inclusive edion..................................................................................................................... 15
5.1 What is in it?....................................................................................................................... 15
5.2 Audience............................................................................................................................. 17
5.3 What can this
edion be used for?.....................................................................................17
5.4 Size of the all-inclusive edion........................................................................................... 17
Appendix A Acknowledgments...................................................................................................... 19
Appendix B Revision history...........................................................................................................20
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