> From: sawyer x [mailto:xsawy...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 9:29 AM > To: Jonathan Yu > Cc: Kartik Thakore; module-authors@perl.org > Subject: Re: Access to bug queue > > Actually I've been meaning to ask something on a previous thread, > but here I can just reply to stuff, so it might be easier. > Access is given to the PAUSE ID of the person that owns the particular > module, either on a first-come basis or based on who owns the > namespace (ie via registration in the module list). > > After all the discussion on the [supposed?] necessity of the namespace > registration, I wanted to ask how does CPAN know who the namespace > really belongs to if you don't register, who to present the RT to, etc. > So now I gather that the RT goes to whoever came first.
RT does not manage that permission list AFAIK. It’s a PAUSE thing and PAUSE makes you the owner of that namespace if it was not taken before. First come, first served. That’s why there is no need to register namespaces apart from the fact that search.cpan.org lists your registered namespaces under a different table :) > What about "UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE"? Who gets that? > If, for example, WWW::Mechanized is not registered, and I will upload a new > WWW::Mechanize (and bump the version), would I get "UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE" > status or would I now have the latest "official" release on my PAUSE ID? If you are not the owner or listed as co-maintainer of that namespace in PAUSE you'll get that. It was implemented after the HOOO incident I believe. > Thanks, > Sawyer.
