My two cents (Australian) worth:
DocBook is the best format for anything that has to be
delivered in multiple forms, which includes reference
specifications. As noted by others it will handle text,
diagrams, cross-referencing, and other tedious but
necessary details for professional documents.
I won't deny that it's got a steeper learning curve
and is somewhat clunky in places. But none of the
alternatives - Lyx, Wiki, and so on - is problem free,
nor will any of them be *significantly* more productive.
Sure, some kinds of document will be easier to prepare
in <insert your candidate here>, but others will be
harder. DocBook is a bit more effort up front but it
will pay off when you need to produce, say, PDF and
Web versions, and then revise them.
Use a Wiki for free-form discussion and brainstorming
by all means.
Hugh Fisher
DCS, ANU
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