Title Approve DocBook Version 5.1 as an OASIS Standard
Description
The DocBook TC works to develop and maintain  the DocBook family of specifications and to continue to support its ever growing user base. 

DocBook is a general purpose schema particularly well suited to books and papers about computer hardware and software (though it is by no means limited to these  applications). Version 5.1 release introduces assemblies for topic-oriented authoring. It also addresses a selection of bugs and feature requests.

DocBook Version 5.1 received 3 Statements of Use from Norman Walsh, Sagehill Enterprises and LexisNexis.

URIs:

The prose specification document and related files are available here:

HTML (Authoritative):
http://docs.oasis-open.org/docbook/docbook/v5.1/cos01/docbook-v5.1-cos01.html

Editable source:
http://docs.oasis-open.org/docbook/docbook/v5.1/cos01/docbook-v5.1-cos01.xml

PDF:
http://docs.oasis-open.org/docbook/docbook/v5.1/cos01/docbook-v5.1-cos01.pdf

Schemas:
http://docs.oasis-open.org/docbook/docbook/v5.1/cos01/schemas/

DocBook V4.x conversion tools:
http://docs.oasis-open.org/docbook/docbook/v5.1/cos01/tools/

ZIP distribution file

For your convenience, a ZIP file with the complete Candidate OASIS Standard is provided. You can access it at: 

http://docs.oasis-open.org/docbook/docbook/v5.1/cos01/docbook-v5.1-cos01.zip

=== Additional information ===

[1] OASIS DocBook TC
https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/docbook/
Ballot Options Ballot has closed
[ ] Yes
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[ ] Abstain
Opening Date Wed, Nov 9 2016 12:00 am UTC
Closing Date Tue, Nov 22 2016 11:59 pm UTC
Ballot has closed.

Referenced Items

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03010: Approve DocBook Version 5.1 as an OASIS Standard

Document (Archive)

2016-11-23

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