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So I am on some mailing list right? I made a comment on a non-technical list saying, "DITA is just XML".

No big deal, so this *other* guy says, "Uh, like duh"!

So, I was all, "No, seriously, this is important because most people don't try to use XML as effectively as they could. They make an assumption that XML should be processed once (even though this processing can include many stages or pipelines). A better approach is to transform XML using a stack of sorts with specified intermediary formats and interfaces. Think of a tree of transformations that has customization points along the way, providing an infinite amount of possibilities to meet integration requirements. XML systems often fail becuase they require each system to take care of this stack on their own. This is like a web develop having to write network card drivers to serve up HTML. A better strategy is to use a separate thirdparty tool as a stack for transforming XML between systems."

Man, people can be so lame sometimes!