I'd be happy to take on James' Dancer::Session::DBI, as we're active users of it and happy to maintain it (I'm BIGPRESH on CPAN).
I'd be tempted to take on the awesome Acme::Addslashes too, but I think it's reached the peak of perfection already ;) On Thu, 18 Sep 2014 09:34:41 -0400 David Golden <x...@xdg.me> wrote: > James, > > Thank you for filling in the missing pieces and providing an obituary > link. I've transitioned JAITKEN to PAUSE custodial status and > transferred his modules to the ADOPTME account. > > PAUSE maintainers will transfer ownership of those modules to anyone > who volunteers to take over. > > Regards, > David > > > On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 4:26 AM, James Ronan <ja...@ronanweb.co.uk> > wrote: > > > Further to this, regarding an obituary - I had a dig and found it: > > > > http://goo.gl/Ua6Mu3 > > > > > > On 18/09/14 09:17, James Ronan wrote: > > > Hi David, > > > > > > On 17/09/14 19:18, David Golden wrote: > > >> On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 4:33 AM, James Ronan > > >> <ja...@ronanweb.co.uk <mailto:ja...@ronanweb.co.uk>> wrote: > > >> > > >> > > >> If it helps, as his friend, I agree to it on his behalf ;) > > >> > > >> > > >> James, > > >> > > >> Requests to the Dancer project for information/details on James' > > >> passing were not returned, so James' modules weren't put into > > >> the usual "custodial" status. Was an obituary published or are > > >> there additional details that can be shared to corroborate what > > >> happened? > > > > > > As James was estranged from his family it took some time for them > > > to be tracked down, and as a result it's been difficult for us to > > > get any more information. > > > > > > As far as we know, the accident he had a couple of months > > > previous to his passing - where by he was struck by a motor > > > vehicle whilst on foot - was the underlying cause. > > > > > > When he returned to work, and we spent some time talking, he told > > > me that the doctors had confirmed that he had some form of damage > > > to his brain, but they were happy he was showing good progress > > > with healing and so he was allowed to return to work. Over the > > > course of those 2 months the injury to his leg was well on it's > > > way to healing and he no longer required the walking stick he was > > > using. > > > > > > About a week later we didn't hear from James for the tail end of > > > a week (This was not uncommon as we all telecommute and > > > occasionally we just get on with what we're doing). The shock > > > came on the Monday morning when we had a message from his > > > girlfriend that he had passed away. The details weren't clear, he > > > had apparently returned to hospital because he was feeling > > > unwell, as to whether he passed away in hospital or was again > > > released we're unsure. Needless to say we didn't really press > > > his girlfriend for more information given the situation. > > > > > > I can confirm however that due to the support of his friends, the > > > Perl community and even some complete strangers, that James did > > > get a decent funeral and a proper send off. So my personal thanks > > > to all those that contributed, as it was a send off he deserved. > > > > > > Hope this helps shed some light, and allows us to keep James' > > > modules > > going. > > > > > > Thanks again, > > > JamesR > > > > > > > > > > -- > > James Ronan > > > > > -- David Precious ("bigpresh") <dav...@preshweb.co.uk> http://www.preshweb.co.uk/ www.preshweb.co.uk/twitter www.preshweb.co.uk/linkedin www.preshweb.co.uk/facebook www.preshweb.co.uk/cpan www.preshweb.co.uk/github
