[Disclaimer: I'm not a PAUSE admin, just another user] On Tue, 18 Mar 2003 12:13:35 -0900 (AKST), [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Arthur Corliss) wrote:
> All I expect is this: either "register" the module so it shows in the pause > interface, or tell me no, you don't think it's a worth-while addition to CPAN. > And take a few weeks to make up your mind, if need be. But don't leave me > hanging indefinitely when I have other modules that need to know what module > to use (i.e., is it going to be bundled with my other modules in a > non-polluting namespace, or will it be available on CPAN). (It took me close to a year to have one of my modules recognised.) > If those expectations can't be met (and I don't think they're unreasonable), > let's find a way to recruit the community to help out. As always, I'm more > than happy to help in any way possible. But you need to give me a chance. When I suggested something like this before, I was told that part of the problem is that you can't just delegate PAUSE admin-ship to just anyone, since part of the role is to offer advice on module naming -- and there is a fairly large body of "case law" and precedents and reasons for doing certain things in certain ways which are difficult to transmit to new people who would like to begin. And I can imagine that, say, thirty people with twenty different opinions might be worse than six people with one opinion, even if the thirty people give you a quicker turnaround with their "advice". > I'm sorry, but the last three modules have been a bear to get onto the pause > interface where I can more properly manage them (updates to meta-data, etc.), > even though I've been following the pause guidelines faithfully. Yes. This is occasionally a fact of life, unfortunately. I think the best one can do is prod, gently, every once in a while if no response has come -- say, every three weeks or so. Cheers, Philip
