Structure/Schema - Custom or off the shelf?

[Mike Feimster]

The "Real Life" Migration to Stuctured Doc thread got me thinking. What is
better? A custom schema or one the "standards" such as Docbook or DITA.
 
I've often thought that if one knows how to create a schema (and the
resulting EDD, DTD, XSD, etc.) you're better off creating your own,
especially since Docbook and, to a lesser extent, DITA would need to be
customized to realize the true potential of XML.
 
I'm curious as to what others think about this.
 
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Mike Feimster 
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