-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 * Christopher Hicks <chicks at chicks.net> [2003-08-21 09:45]: > If there were a way for people to make their own module reference book > and keep it up to date, indexed, and such it would be a Good Thing > right?
It seems to me that part of the problem is that modules don't contain enough metadata. This is starting to change, with META.yaml support being added to the CPAN indexer, but there is still not enough. I think it would be interesting for someone to set up a site where people can add and edit module metadata. So, for example, when someone discovers a module they'd never heard of that does something neat, they can add the metadata that would have helped them find the module in the first place. For bonus points, make this metadata exportable as YAML so that it could be searched locally. Perhaps this metadata file could be updated daily and distributed via CPAN or SourceForge. Users could use CPAN::Metadata (or whatever) to search the metadata. (darren) - -- A long memory is the most subversive idea in America. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: This message is digitally signed and can be verified for authenticity. iD8DBQE/RNTBzsinjrVhZaoRAs/lAJwK+hM7g3d/5rfobZFp39OxwJYdZQCfQ+Ap Gu+s2t0MbZ1Ug4WmqeaJuVg= =2sBq -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
