Beginning with DITA-OT version 1.4.2, the binary version of the toolkit is available in three packages (minimal, standard, and full). The latest full release is DITA 1.5.2. In several cases, earlier versions of the DITA-OT contained older versions of the open source libraries listed below:

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The idea behind the DITA Quotient is a rough but quantitative numerical estimate of the applicabilty of DITA to your content. You simply answer ten questions and get an estimate of the value of DITA for your organization.

DITA News will publish the average numbers for everyone filling in the questionnaire, so you will be able to compare yourself to others. And we will track the average answers for the ten questions over time, to see how DITA is being adopted and how its various capabilities are being utilized.

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Do you want to use practices that are shared in your industry/profession?

If you have invested in an XML publishing solution, you will know the many months of development required to get approval on content models and precise document type definitions (DTDs and Schemas). These are then followed by as many or more months working with designers to turn the allowed elements into deliverable content (XSLTs).

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Do you follow these documentation best practices?

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