-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 * Richard Clamp <richardc at unixbeard.net> [2003-08-21 13:16]: > On Thu, Aug 21, 2003 at 11:56:33AM -0400, Darren Chamberlain wrote: > > * Christopher Hicks <chicks at chicks.net> [2003-08-21 11:35]: > > > That's brilliant. Who's going to do it?!!?!? > > > > I'd happily start collecting metadata for modules, but I have no > > resources for hosting. I'd definitely help code it, though. > > Is this possibly something that can be added as a sideband to CPAN > Ratings[0], or maybe the My Favourite CPAN Modules Wiki[1]?
Yes, I definitely think so. I'm relatively uninterested in ratings, though, and more interested in something a little more quantifiable (I'll admit to only glancing at the cpanratings, though). For example, when I wrote and released Shell::Base, it was because I couldn't find Term::Shell. If the tool I am describing existed, I would have immediately gone and added some keywords like "shell", "command line", and "readline" to Term::Shell's entry, so that the next person who needs this can easily find it. > While it's great to see a sudden upsurge in the interest in rating and > adding metadata to and about CPAN, I'll confess a certain cynicism > about what will happen if every new idea creates a new project to try > and realise it. Hm, I didn't realize the connection, but I guess my idea was subconsciously influenced by cpanratings and the META.yaml talk on p5p. They are all fabulous ideas, though, and the fact that they're all relatively similar implies to me that they should be at least unofficially coordinated. (darren) - -- Distrust any endeavor requiring an alarm clock. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: This message is digitally signed and can be verified for authenticity. iD8DBQE/RQF6zsinjrVhZaoRArG4AKCLxdRqsRFYM/AqDrKuoyjyYqYJ/gCgl2K1 fFbMjwDmwedHsyyEvWsg8ik= =jFiy -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
