Tentative revised schedule for DITA 1.2 specification documents

Here is a revised schedule for us to consider. It
takes into account assessments from John Hunt, Elliot Kimber, and JoAnn
Hackos about when they think they can have material complete.

The following schedule makes the following assumptions:

1) There will be four versions of the documentation: one for each of
the three
packages and a complete version:

  
Base (Base only)

    

  
Technical Content (Base + Technical Content)

  
Learning & Training (Base + Learning
& Training)

  
Complete (Base, Technical Content, and
Learning &
Training

2) The four versions of documentation will each
include conformance statement, architectural spec, and language
reference.

It departs from the original schedule in the following ways

1) Adds an additional review by DITA TC members. My thought behind the
additional review was to iron out the following problems before the
documentation is reviewed by the Adoption TC and the TAB:

  
Any problems caused by combining arch spec
and lang ref in the various documents (base, technical content,
learning & training, complete)

  
A need to review the architectural material
for the Technical Content and Learning & Training material more
that once

    

  
The fact that the specialization and
"Introduction to DITA" material was not completely drafted before the
first review

2) Gives the review by the DITA Adoption Committee
and TAB a three-week duration

Kris

  
    

      Date

       
      Description

      
    

    

      August 10-21

       
      Second review by DITA TC.
Will include:

      
      
        
Architectural spec:

        
          
Complete material for "Introduction
to DITA" section

          
Complete material for base
specialization section

          
Architectural material for the
Technical Content,
Learning and Training, and Machine Industry specializations

        
        
Language reference

           

      
      This review will be of versions of the DITA
1.2 documentation that
combines the arch spec and lang ref.

      

There will be one version of the documentation for each of the three
packages, plus a version that includes everything

       
    

    

      September 14-October 2

       
      Third review. Will include
the members of the
DITA Adoption TC and the OASIS Technical Advisory Board

       
    

    

      October 26

       
      Public review begins