Tim Maher wrote:
On Thu, Feb 08, 2007 at 08:58:01AM -0800, alan wrote:
On a more serious side, getting rid of it [Time::Cubic] should be
pretty open and shut. CPAN is a public resource managed by private
entities.
I'm generally against the idea of censorship in all its forms, and
/definitely/ against the idea of removing a Perl module from CPAN just
because something *within the code* offended somebody--or even lots of
somebodies!
I support the idea that a CPAN author has the right to write his (her,
etc.) code *any way he wants*/--which includes the use of comments that
might appear scurrilous to some (which appears to be the complaint
against Time::Cubic).
I'm up for freedom from censorship and the right to offend as much as
anyone. However, that doesn't mean I want Nazis teaching school children.
I'm not sure if you've read the module in question. Its not comments
within code, its a small meaningless piece of perl that achieves nothing
in an otherwise long rant.
In short - it is ( IMHO ) a piece of spam that perverts CPAN into a
publishing resource - regardless of the right of a programmer to express
himself freely CPAN is a perl archive network, not a collection of
literary works. I'd like it kept free from adverts for stocks, sex
drugs, or political rants and left to fullfill its potential.
Respectfully,
Steve
