On Sat, Dec 01, 2001 at 04:35:39PM -0500, Michael G Schwern wrote: > I believe the problem of rogue versions to be a non-problem. I've > never had a problem. I've never heard of there being a problem. > The only times I know of there being a problem it was either a > mistake/oversight or the two authors resolved it amongst themselves > (without having to wait in line at [EMAIL PROTECTED] court).
It is a problem, and I belive it will remain so because some people just don't know how to package things. Take a look at these http://search.cpan.org/search?dist=perl_ste http://search.cpan.org/search?mode=module&query=IO::Socket The problem is not people uploading competing modules, but including others modules in thier own distributions instead of using a bundle. Without the protection we have, trying to install Net::FTP or IO::Socket (and I guess there are many many more) will result in installing a dist that really should have been a bundle. IMO, the controls that PAUSE has for determining a distribution from a package name should stay. Graham.
