On Jan 01, David Muir Sharnoff wrote:
> * In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, David Muir Sharnoff
> * <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> *
> * > I propose that the Deprecated:: prefex be added to modules
> * > whose use is discouraged by the module's author.
> *
> * that would not work. people may need the module to work with
> * older code. the namespace is not a good place for meta-information.
>
> I would suggest that the package name be changed at the same
> time. This would prevent the accidental replacement. Or maybe
> it wouldn't if the module got packaged by a 3rd party.
Or one could upload a new release of the package with a "development"
version number, so that the CPAN shell won't download it without extreme
persistence.
- Kurt
