On Tue, Mar 25, 2003 at 10:37:53AM +0100, Arthur Bergman wrote: > On tisdag, mar 25, 2003, at 07:36 Europe/Stockholm, Robert Spier wrote: > > >>Robert, has anybody talked with you if and how RT could work for > >>managing module namespace requests? You probably know how the process > >>currently is structured: > > > >The idea comes up periodically, and I mention it to someone about > >every six months, but it is always shot down, usually with some > >comment having to do with inertia. > > > >>1. CPAN authors can use a form on PAUSE to submit a namespace request. > >>2. The form generates an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] It contains a URL > >> that can be used to register the module officially. > >> > >>Apart from that, PAUSE does not keep track of registrations, open > >>requests, altered requests, withdrawn requests, etc. Seems like an > >>ideal job for RT, so I ask you, if you can suggest what we need to do > >>to get help from RT. > > > >I think RT would be very good for this purpose. > > > >The flow would look like this: > > > > 1. CPAN authors use a form on PAUSE... > > 2. Email gets sent to RT and placed in the modules queue > > 3. RT sends a copy of the request to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 4. RT tracks any discussion that happens on [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 5. When it is approved/rejected/altered/etc, one of the modules@ > > admins goes into the RT system and marks it as such. > > > > 6. Status reports can be generated that show the status of the > > queue. > > (5 in queue, 3 under discussion, 2 new) > > > >We would be doubleplushappy to host this on the perl.org RT instance. > > > >If you have any questions, or are interested in other ways this might > >work, I'd be glad to answer/explore. > > I think this would be an excellent idea.
I agree. Tim.
