The EABOK is a guide to EA, not the body of knowledge itself.The current printable version is marked DRAFT, dated 06-Feb-2004, and edited by Dr Paula J Hagan.
No updates have been made to any publicly released version of this document since 2004, and the project appears to have been abandoned.
Since the most recent publication, the extensions of DODAF, including MODAF, as well as the work at the Object Management Group, have created a model that satisfies both frameworks.
It treats Enterprise Architecture as not including merely diagrams and technical descriptions, but gives a holistic view that includes US legislative requirements and guidance, as well as giving technologists a better understanding of business needs with a quick explanation of the value chain for a business as outlined by Michael Porter.
It is worth reading between the lines of many sections, the comments make many experienced information systems and business professionals appreciate the EABOK: while it reviews a range of approaches, it is not frightened to put a personal point of view:[citation needed] Today Zachman sees his framework as a thinking tool...The Zachman EA Framework has contributed to the organization of several later frameworks and much architectural thinking.Another example of possible implied criticism of some EA practitioners: Many novice EA practitioners comment that they find the DODAF too complex for a starting point to build an enterprise architecture.