DBIx::Simple is a fairly popular module for accessing databases from Perl. I love it. However, it is suffering from maintenance upkeep and lack of a public repository. I summarized the issues with this module in a recent perlmonks thread - http://perlmonks.org/index.pl?node_id=917878
I have a serious issue with the implementation in one place and have supplied a test case documenting the bug. Now marks 72 hours with no response. Given the 5+ months lag for other people (and one of them from a major linux distribution), I dont know how soon I can expect a fix, but I have in-house code that requires the fix. Now, in all fairness, I did get a reply from Juerd fairly quickly about another issue about 3-4 weeks ago. But the delay this time, coupled with several outstanding bugs, makes me ask if the distro needs a more progressive maintainer or if it needs to be forked. I would like to avoid forking it at all costs.
