Oh. Oops. Sorry. Will fix that asap. Shosholoza, Rich
On Fri, Sep 2, 2022, 12:42 Patrick Joly <patjo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Just a follow-up on this, I now see that I have permissions to co-maintain > the Geo::Cache namespace but just to clarify, it's the Geo::Gpx one that I > am interested in. :) > > Thanks for looking into this! Not sure if it's labour day week-end in > your area of the world, but if it is, wish you all a fabulous week-end > regardless. > > Cheers, > > Patrick > > On Mon, Aug 29, 2022 at 11:22 PM Patrick Joly <patjo...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks Rich for your quicky reply and support, it's much appreciated. >> >> I checked some of the FAQs about CPAN today and this page seems to >> indicate procedures for adding co-maintainers or transfer of ownership. >> However, that presumes you still have or remember your login credentials. >> >> https://www.cpan.org/modules/04pause.html#set-primary-maintainer >> >> I requested as user ID today from CPAN and it is PATJOL >> >> Thanks again Rich! >> >> Patrick >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 29, 2022 at 8:21 AM Rich Bowen <rbo...@rcbowen.com> wrote: >> >>> On Sat, 2022-08-27 at 13:19 -0400, Patrick Joly wrote: >>> > Hi, >>> > >>> > I noticed on CPAN that module Geo::Gpx >>> > (https://metacpan.org/pod/Geo::Gpx) is looking for a new maintainer. >>> > I would be glad to help and can offer to look after it. I have been >>> > using that very useful module for years to manage my Gpx files after >>> > my bike rides and want to ensure it lives on. >>> >>> That's very cool. I had no idea anyone else ever used it. >>> >>> > >>> > I created a repo on Github here (https://github.com/patjoly/geo-gpx) >>> > where I tweaked it by adding a class (Geo::Gpx::Point) to store and >>> > provide methods for the 'points' array of Geo::Gpx instances. The >>> > structure of the hash for the point is the same, it's just that it >>> > is blessed into that class so that Gpx points now know what they can >>> > do. There aren't that many methods so far but I intend to build more >>> > similar to the ones I have for Garmin trackpoints another module I >>> > have on github (see https://github.com/patjoly/garmin-tcx). >>> > >>> > I just made Garmin::TCX public today to give you a glimpse of where >>> > I am coming from but it's not ready for prime time. In that repo, I >>> > have a class called Garmin::TCX::Trackpoints similar to >>> > Geo::Gpx::Points where I do distance calculation by leveraging >>> > Geo::Calc to find points closest to a point on track, split a track >>> > based on distance from a point, etc. I would like to use more of >>> > these methods for Geo::Gxp::Point and possibly Geo::GPX. I also >>> > provide methods to convert points from TCX to GPX (and vice-versa >>> > with the 'with-tcx' branch of ::Gpx) >>> > >>> > I plan on renaming that Garmin module to Geo::TCX and propose it for >>> > CPAN so it could live happily along side Geo::Gpx. >>> >>> This is all very cool stuff, and I'm so pleased that you've breathed >>> new life into the module. >>> >>> > >>> > Now, a bit about me. I am *not* a developer, my background is in >>> > economics and stats and I just happen to code for the fun of it, >>> > personal projects, etc. I have never posted anything on CPAN but >>> > there are enough resources out there that I can surely figure out >>> > how to do that. >>> > >>> > So what I am saying is I want to help, but I am not a professional. >>> > I was until this point happy to just fork the module but if it's no >>> > longer being maintained.... Caveating this because I do not want to >>> > give the impression that I master the ins and outs of Geo::Gpx, I >>> > don't, but as I am debugging it to modify it to my liking, I am >>> > growing a functional grasp of how it works and parse the xml in >>> > chunks, descends into the xml to parse tags as they appear, etc. >>> > That said, even though I am just a hobbyist, I have been using and >>> > creating modules/classes on and off in perl for 20 years, have >>> > experience in python, R as well. >>> > >>> > Happy to hear your thoughts/reaction. >>> >>> >>> I, also, am not a developer, although I suppose I was at one point. >>> >>> I haven't touched any of my stuff on CPAN for at least 10 years, and >>> would be *delighted* to have one (or more!!) of my modules find a new >>> home. >>> >>> Please let me know what I need to do to facilitate the transfer of the >>> namespace, because I really don't know any more. >>> >>> --Rich >>> >>
