I'm a long-time user of free/open source software, and write various things for both fun and profit. I don't take myself all that seriously and I do all of my own stunts.
You can find me at these fine establishments on the web: Open Source Musings, The Monday Kickoff, Weekly Musings. and The Plain Text Project.
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When I was using DocBook a lot several years ago, I went through a phase where I wrote and often published everything with it. Then, I concluded that it's overkill for shorter works like articles and blog posts and even letters (yes, I used it for letters!). For anything short, I use Markdown or HTML. But DocBook is definitely one of my two choices for reports, books, and longer bits of documentation.
Thanks for this article, Seth. It's been a while since I've worked with DocBook and, to be honest, I'm kind of missing it. I might have to dust off the old skills ...