>>>>> On Fri, 15 Dec 2000 14:24:54 -0600, Ade Olonoh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> If this is the wrong list to ask, let me know. I can't find this
> addressed anywhere.
There is no fixed set of rules to follow. I'd say repeated posting
here with CC to the original author is the best strategy and when the
author isn't available fro a longer period, the ownership should be
transferred to somebody else.
> What happens when there's a module on CPAN that doesn't appear to be
> maintained anymore? The module HTML::FromText has a few bugs and I've
> submitted patches to the author yet haven't received any response.
> The last upload was Oct. 1999, so could that be an indication that the
> author isn't interested in maintaining it? Does anyone know of a more
> direct way of finding this out? Or picking up the maintenance of a
> module?
I CC now to Gareth. Gareth, could you please make a statement about
your own interest in the maintainance of HTML::FromText? Thanks!
--
andreas
