There is a lot going on in this thread, and I haven't been able to
fully digest everything.
I will disagree that a motivation for the general task was as a basis
for specialization. The motivation was to provide an "out-of-the-box"
specialization that would be appropriate for a larger number of use
cases than would the 1.0/1.1 task model. The current (1.0/1.1) task
model imposes constraints that are either too restrictive or
semantically irrelevant (e.g., the required <cmd>) for many
organizations.
So .... the motivation was to make DITA a better "fit", without
specialization, for a larger number of organizations and use cases.
Given this motivation, I would like to see ditabase include the general
task model. Other technical and delivery issues may take precedence,
however.
-Alan
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Alan Houser, President
Group Wellesley, Inc.
412-363-3481
www.groupwellesley.com
