Hi,
I've come across several modules recently which appear to be unmaintained. By that I mean modules with bugs which have been open for several years and for which patches/solutions have been submitted but not applied. Locale::Gettext, Locale::PO and Mail::Outlook are all in this category. Furthermore, they all have names which mean that they are going to appear regularly in searches and may bite the unwary user. Is one reason for this a lack of manpower? I feel that I've got a vested interest in ensuring that Perl remains successful and therefore I'm prepared to help on a voluntary by applying patches or whatever. I can probably average an hour a week. (I don't think I'll be allowed to do anything from work or use the work systems.) I'm not an expert in the guts of Perl, but I've been developing in it commercially for over ten years now. I can let you have my CV if necessary. I've attended the last three LPWs and one a few years prior to that, making four in all. Some of you may know me by sight. Regards Duncan
