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A mailing list to support DITA was set up as a Yahoo Group by IBM in May
2004 and called the IBM DITA Forum. It has over 1200 members and is the main
mailing list for DITA.
On 8/31/07, Kevin McGowan <thatguy_80 -at- hotmail -dot- com> wrote:
>
> Hi Rob,
>
> As a day-to-day DITA user, I have to tell you the honest truth. The best
> resources are the folks on the DITA Framemaker Yahoo group. The obvious
> caveat meaning that they work with the FrameMaker DITA plugin...but they
> are
> very knowledgeable about DITA and its various applications.
>
> There is sweet little DITA documentation out there that I've found to be
> thoroughly useful. A lot of theoretical info, and some practical tool info
> that appears in the odd article, and postings on the aforementioned group.
>
> As for Windows tools...there are many besides FrameMaker. If you're trying
> to accomplish a specific task, your own specs and budget will determine
> which one to go with.
>
> Cheers,
> Kevin
>
>
>
> >From: "Rob Hudson" <caveatrob -at- gmail -dot- com>
> >To: TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
> >Subject: DITA - how to start?
> >Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:03:27 -0500
> >
> >I'm sure this question has been asked many times, but as a new PhD
> >student and "old" documenter, I'm wondering about foundational
> >resources and readings for both DITA theory and DITA applicaiton.
> >
> >And speaking of applications, what are my options in Windows for DITA
> >tools? Do I just grab a reference manual and a copy of XML Spy?
> >
> >What do DITA users on this list use in day-to-day tasks?
> >
> >Rob
> >
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