Forwarding a mail from Neil Bowers who says that his mail to modules@ did not arrive there.
I've acted on the request and made Neil the primary maintainer of HTTP::Headers::UserAgent already, so nothing left to do. -------------------- Start of forwarded message -------------------- From: Neil Bowers <n...@bowers.com> Subject: Fwd: HTTP::Headers::UserAgent Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:08:56 +0000 Here's the first message I sent. Begin forwarded message: > From: Neil Bowers <n...@bowers.com> > Subject: HTTP::Headers::UserAgent > Date: 11 November 2011 09:05:28 GMT > To: modules@perl.org > > Hi, > > I'd like to be granted maintenance of the module HTTP::Headers::UserAgent > please. > > There are currently two registered authors: > > John Neystadt (JNEYSTADT) who released version 1.00 in 1998. > > Ivan Kohler (IVAN) who released a couple of versions, > most recently 3.01 in 2002 > > In writing a review of such modules, I discovered that there's a CPAN > confusion with this module, > which results in the 1.00 version being returned as the most recent sometimes > and sometimes 3.01. > > I had email with ANDK, who said that it looks like it wasn't properly > recorded if/when the module > was handed over. I suggested that the quickest way (ha, more fool me) to > resolve this would be > if I get permission to take over the module, and upload 3.02. > > The 3.01 release is now just a front-end to one of the other User-Agent > modules, and the documentation > makes it clear that you should probably use a different module. I plan to > update the documentation > to point to my review, and give a list of the best modern modules. I've also > added a number of tests, > just in case there are people out there using the module. > > I've now had email with both authors, who've said they're happy for me to > take over the module. > It took quite a while to track down / get a response from John. > > John wrote: >> I have no object for you to take over the module. > > Ivan said: >> I wouldn't say it is worth covering in a contemporary review of similar >> modules >> other than to point out you shouldn't use it. :) > > Which is exactly what I do. > I explained what I want to do, to which he replied: >> Sure, happy to do so if it makes things easier. > > If you do add me, can I suggest that you remove at least John, and possibly > Ivan, > as I believe that if you don't they will continue to receive copies of any RT > issues etc? > > cheers, > Neil > -------------------- End of forwarded message -------------------- -- andreas
