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Darwin Information Typing Architecture (#DITA) Version 1.3 becomes an OASIS Standard

OASIS is pleased to announce that Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) Version 1.3 from the OASIS Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) TC has been approved by the membership as an OASIS Standard [1].

The call to vote was made on 03 December 2015 [2] and the ballot closed on 17 December 2015. A minimum of 45 affirmative votes was needed in order to win approval. The final vote tally was 84 “Yes” votes, with no “No” votes.

TC Administration will now prepare and publish the final OASIS Standard and notify members when it is available.

Our congratulations to the members of the TC and to the community of implementers, developers and users who have brought the work successfully to this milestone. The number of positive votes is the highest for any OASIS Standard since 2006, reflecting the broad support and the dedication of DITA TC members.

=== Additional information

[1] Ballot:
https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/ballot.php?id=2892

[2] Call to vote
https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/voting/email/archives/201512/msg00000.html

[3] URLs to the Candidate OASIS Standard:

Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) Version 1.3 Part 0: Overview
Candidate OASIS Standard 02
25 November 2015
http://docs.oasis-open.org/dita/dita/v1.3/cos02/part0-overview/dita-v1.3-cos02-part0-overview.html