Re: Adopt Devel::NYTProf?

2021-04-05 Thread Tim Bunce
On Sat, Apr 03, 2021 at 09:54:52AM -0400, James E Keenan wrote: > Hello, > > I'm interested in adopting the Devel-NYTProf distribution. If you can grant > me the privilege I will release the next version. > I've had some correspondence with Tim Bunce about this. On M

Re: Why not adopt me?

2020-07-06 Thread Tim Bunce
Hello Neil, James, and fellow co-maints. Count me as affirmative. Thanks James! I'll also give a preemptive approval for Cache::Memcached::libmemcached as well, in case you're interested :) Tim. > On 6 Jul 2020, at 13:44, Neil Bowers wrote: > > Hi James, > > I’m one of the PAUSE admins. > I

Re: Conflicting permissions for Cache::Memcached::[Ll]ib[Mm]emcached

2016-06-08 Thread Tim Bunce
Seems good to me. Thanks for all the house-keeping Neil! Tim. On Wed, Jun 08, 2016 at 08:24:21AM +0100, Neil Bowers wrote: > Hi Maki-san and CODEREPOS, > > I’m emailing you wearing my PAUSE admin hat: I’m working on resolving > conflicts caused by PAUSE now considering package names case-insen

Re: DBI::Test

2013-06-24 Thread Tim Bunce
On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 07:05:11PM +0200, David Baird wrote: >As it happens, I've been extremely busy, setting up a new business. But I > appreciate my delay has been >frustrating for you. I've just uploaded the new version of CDBI::FB which > should free up the DBI::Test >namespace.

Re: Module submission Geo::GSHHS::PurePerl

2003-11-19 Thread Tim Bunce
On Wed, Nov 19, 2003 at 12:15:44AM +0100, Perl Authors Upload Server wrote: > > The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List: > > modid: Geo::GSHHS::PurePerl > > I'm suggesting the *::PurePerl namespace, so that if somebody > writes an implementation in C (w

Re: Palm::Ztxt_XS

2003-11-15 Thread Tim Bunce
On Fri, Nov 14, 2003 at 07:01:23PM -0500, Rudy Lippan wrote: > Good day, > > I am planing on releasing Palm::Ztxt_XS on CPAN. Palm::Ztxt_XS is an XS > interface to the ztxt library used with the weasel book reader > (http://gutenpalm.sourceforge.net/). There is a similar module > Palm::ZText (not

Re: Module submission Prospect

2003-11-14 Thread Tim Bunce
On Fri, Nov 14, 2003 at 09:17:26AM -0800, Reece Hart wrote: >Tim- > >For some reason I thought Bio:: was a registered namespace and that this implied > a closed namespace >(i.e., anything in CPAN's Bio:: tree had to come from bioperl's developers). I > see now that both are >inco

Re: Module submission Prospect

2003-11-14 Thread Tim Bunce
On Fri, Nov 14, 2003 at 03:23:29PM +0100, Perl Authors Upload Server wrote: > > The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List: > > modid: Prospect > DSLIP: bdpOo > description: I'face to Prospect protein threading package > userid: REECE (Reece Hart)

Re: Module submission List::SkipList

2003-11-14 Thread Tim Bunce
On Fri, Nov 14, 2003 at 06:17:58AM +0100, Perl Authors Upload Server wrote: > > The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List: > > modid: List::SkipList > description: Implementation of SplitLists (aka Treaps) Maybe this is a bumb question, but why call the module

Re: Module submission SQLayer

2003-11-13 Thread Tim Bunce
On Thu, Nov 13, 2003 at 03:45:41PM +0100, Perl Authors Upload Server wrote: > > The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List: > > modid: SQLayer > DSLIP: RdpOb > description: Very simple DBI extension. > userid: STELLAR (Andrei V. Shetuhin) > chapt

Re: namespace: System::Management

2003-11-12 Thread Tim Bunce
On Wed, Nov 12, 2003 at 11:06:35AM -0800, Kees Cook wrote: > I'd like to register a namespace for remote system management modules. > I have plans for IBM ASMA control, HP TTRC control, NUMAQ power control, > Pulizzi IPC power control, VASENET, and possible IPMI. > > I figured that using the De

Re: Module submission Data::Stream

2003-11-10 Thread Tim Bunce
On Sun, Nov 09, 2003 at 04:53:03PM +0100, demerphq wrote: > > > Other module names I considered were Data::Streamer > > > Data::Dumper::Streamer and Data::Serialize and also preserving the > > > BFDump name. After discussions with various people from Perlmonks > > > the consensus wa

Re: Module submission SQL::SqlObject

2003-11-10 Thread Tim Bunce
DBI extensions normally live in the DBIx::* namespace. The SQL::* namespace is mainly for module that manipulate SQL. Tim. On Sat, Nov 08, 2003 at 02:46:06PM +0100, Perl Authors Upload Server wrote: > > The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List: > > modid: SQL::

Re: Module submission Data::Stream

2003-11-07 Thread Tim Bunce
On Fri, Nov 07, 2003 at 06:55:21PM +0100, Perl Authors Upload Server wrote: > > The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List: > > modid: Data::Stream > DSLIP: bdhhp > description: Stream a data dump to a filehandle > userid: YVES (Yves) > chapterid

Re: Namespace Tie::Excel

2003-11-07 Thread Tim Bunce
start again with Spreadsheet::TieGnumeric etc.? In this light > what's your opinion on Spreadsheet::Excel::Tie ? Or keep with the > tradition, and go for Spreadsheet::TieExcel? > > Cheers, > > Simone > > Tim Bunce wrote: > > >There's a Spreadsheet::* namespa

Re: Module submission IO::Shaper

2003-11-06 Thread Tim Bunce
On Thu, Nov 06, 2003 at 08:43:19AM +0100, Perl Authors Upload Server wrote: > > The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List: > > modid: IO::Shaper > DSLIP: adpOp > description: Simple Multiplexing TCP Traffic Shaper > userid: BHOLZMAN (Benjamin Holz

Re: Namespace Tie::Excel

2003-11-06 Thread Tim Bunce
There's a Spreadsheet::* namespace with things like Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::Utility and Spreadsheet::WriteExcel. So perhaps Spreadsheet::TieExcel would be good. Tim. On Wed, Nov 05, 2003 at 08:02:05AM +0100, Simone Cesano wrote: > Hello, > > I am thinking about uploading a module to CPAN. > >

Re: Module submission DBIx::Composer

2003-10-29 Thread Tim Bunce
On Wed, Oct 29, 2003 at 01:06:27PM +0100, Perl Authors Upload Server wrote: > > The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List: > > modid: DBIx::Composer > DSLIP: adpOp > description: Composing and executing of SQL statements > userid: PLISCO (Igor Pli

Re: Module submission Image::Schedule

2003-10-24 Thread Tim Bunce
On Fri, Oct 24, 2003 at 12:05:05AM +0200, Perl Authors Upload Server wrote: > > The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List: > > modid: Image::Schedule > DSLIP: RdpOp > description: creates schedule image with labelled events > userid: RAHUNT (Rebec

Re: Module List updates?

2003-10-22 Thread Tim Bunce
On Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 07:24:11AM +0200, Andreas J Koenig wrote: > > That said, there is indeed a painful delay in the production of the > modulelist. The software I have written to produce new module lists is > very broken and I'd need a whole lot of consecutive days to redesign > it so that the

Re: Module List updates?

2003-10-21 Thread Tim Bunce
On Wed, Oct 15, 2003 at 01:17:33PM +0100, Steve Hay wrote: > Is the Module List > (http://www.perl.com/CPAN/modules/00modlist.long.html) ever going to get > updated again, or has that been abandoned now? > > It is currently monstrously out-of-date (27 Aug 2002), which seems to > prevent me from

Re: Foo with Mutt Aliases

2003-10-20 Thread Tim Bunce
On Tue, Oct 21, 2003 at 04:09:16AM +0800, Autrijus Tang wrote: > On Tue, Oct 21, 2003 at 05:05:32AM +1000, Ricky Buchanan wrote: > > Could you suggest an appropriate namespace for this file? Other > > than Mutt::Aliases, which creates a new root namespace which I > > understand is Generall Bad For

Re: Module submission Alien

2003-10-06 Thread Tim Bunce
On Mon, Oct 06, 2003 at 04:19:52PM +0100, Arthur Bergman wrote: > > On Monday, October 6, 2003, at 04:06 pm, Tim Bunce wrote: > > > > >There's no need (or mechanism) to register the name of a namespace, > >only the module(s) within it, e.g., Alien::zlib. >

Re: Module submission Alien

2003-10-06 Thread Tim Bunce
On Mon, Oct 06, 2003 at 02:40:23PM +0200, Perl Authors Upload Server wrote: > > The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List: > > modid: Alien > DSLIP: adpfp > description: Top level for external dependencies on CPAN > userid: ABERGMAN (Arthur Bergma

Re: Need package name for memcached client module

2003-09-30 Thread Tim Bunce
On Tue, Sep 30, 2003 at 01:28:48PM -0700, Brad Fitzpatrick wrote: > Hello, > > I'm a new CPAN contributor (BRADFITZ) and need help picking a name for a > module. > > I'd like to upload the client library for memcached. (which is in use by > LiveJournal, Slashdot, soon Wikipedia, and others...) >

Re: Namespace query

2003-09-26 Thread Tim Bunce
On Thu, Sep 25, 2003 at 08:46:06PM -0700, Marc M. Adkins wrote: > I've got a script and some supporting classes for converting POD-enabled > Perl into fake C++ that doxygen (an open-source documentation producer) can > handle. I currently have the classes named doxy::???. I don't see a > top-leve

Re: Module submission Data::Strify

2003-09-15 Thread Tim Bunce
On Mon, Sep 15, 2003 at 09:42:23PM +0200, Perl Authors Upload Server wrote: > > The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List: > > modid: Data::Strify > description: stringify nested data Data::StringifyNested seems much more self explanatory. Tim.

Re: Module submission DBIx::Xtab

2003-09-09 Thread Tim Bunce
On Wed, Sep 10, 2003 at 12:15:47AM +0200, Perl Authors Upload Server wrote: > > The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List: > > modid: DBIx::Xtab > DSLIP: bdpOp > description: creates server-side multi-level DB crosstabs > userid: GMAX (Giuseppe Ma

Re: Where does MaskManipulation fit in the hierarchy? Scripts in module directories?

2003-08-21 Thread Tim Bunce
On Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 09:58:28PM -0800, Ovod-Everett, Toby wrote: > I developed a module to make interacting with masks more pleasant (both generating > masks from a list of constants, breaking the mask back into constants, and > explaining the mask in terms of a minimal list of constants). It

Re: Module submission Mail::Box::Procmail

2003-08-21 Thread Tim Bunce
On Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 11:52:24AM -0400, Kurt Starsinic wrote: > On Aug 13, Mark Overmeer wrote: > > * Kurt Starsinic ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030813 15:30]: > > > On Aug 13, Perl Authors Upload Server wrote: > > > > The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List: > > > > > > > >

Re: Module submission DBIx::GlobalCache

2003-08-17 Thread Tim Bunce
On Sun, Aug 17, 2003 at 08:13:12AM +0200, Perl Authors Upload Server wrote: > > The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List: > > modid: DBIx::GlobalCache > DSLIP: adpfp > description: Global cache of statements > userid: APOCAL (Apocalypse) > chap

Re: [Poop-group] [RFC] SQL::AST (SQL Abstract Syntax Tree) - DBI related

2003-08-14 Thread Tim Bunce
On Mon, Aug 11, 2003 at 02:58:59PM -0700, Darren Duncan wrote: > Hello, this request for comment is in particular aimed at those of you who use > databases and/or DBI with Perl. > > Thanks to a topic covered in Piers Cawley's most recent Perl 6 Summary (generic > Parrot code generators), I think

(Fwd) What search.cpan.org & PAUSE produce (Fork from: what to do with dead camels?)

2003-08-14 Thread Tim Bunce
This very sound email thread on [EMAIL PROTECTED] raises important issues. Is [EMAIL PROTECTED] the best forum for it? It seems odd that the search.cpan.org code isn't "Open Source" in the sense that, as far as I'm aware, people can't see the code and so can't send patches etc. Tim. - Forwa

Re: Module submission DBI::Simple

2003-08-14 Thread Tim Bunce
Extensions to the DBI live in the DBIx:: namespace. There are many modules that also aim to provide a simplified interface to the DBI. Please compare yours with them and, if you think yours offers significant new functionality over any of them, please resubmit with a new (better) name in the DBIx:

Re: Module submission DBIx::DBCluster

2003-06-18 Thread Tim Bunce
On Wed, Jun 18, 2003 at 11:52:18AM +0100, Tim Bunce wrote: > Thaks. How does it relate to DBD::Multiplex? And this explains current plans for DBD::Multiplex enhancements: http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&safe=off&threadm=20030513222318.GI29922

Re: Module submission DBIx::DBCluster

2003-06-18 Thread Tim Bunce
Thaks. How does it relate to DBD::Multiplex? Tim. On Tue, Jun 17, 2003 at 10:51:22PM +0200, Perl Authors Upload Server wrote: > > The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List: > > modid: DBIx::DBCluster > DSLIP: bdpOp > description: Distributes load among

Re: Module submission Acme::Holy

2003-06-16 Thread Tim Bunce
On Mon, Jun 16, 2003 at 04:31:06AM +0200, Perl Authors Upload Server wrote: > > Can't we use UNIVERSAL::isa()? Yes, and no. If you already have an > object, then isa() will let you know if it inherits from a given > class. But what do we do if we know nothing of the inheritance tree >

Re: Module submission SQL::YASP

2003-06-13 Thread Tim Bunce
I'm happy for it to be in the module list, but I'd really appreciate it if you could add a section to the docs that compares and contrasts it with the SQL::Statement (SQL::Parser). Look at it this way... if you don't you'll be spending far longer answering emails from people asking how it compares

Re: Module submission US_DOD::FSM

2003-06-13 Thread Tim Bunce
On Thu, Jun 12, 2003 at 01:08:38PM -0400, Richard Naugle wrote: > At 01:05 AM 6/11/2003 -0800, Sean M. Burke wrote: > >At 07:56 AM 2003-06-10 -0400, Richard Naugle wrote: > >>[...]I agree with Doc::US_DOD[...] > > > >It just occurred to me to wonder... looking back at your original request > >for m

Re: Module submission US_DOD::CSCI

2003-06-09 Thread Tim Bunce
I don't think any of these belong in the Module List. The main standard was reasonable to include, just, maybe. But these others are not worth it. Note that having a Module List entry is totally unrelated to L<...> working in pod. And as someone else said recently (sorry, forgot who and can't find

Re: Module submission US_DOD::FSM

2003-06-06 Thread Tim Bunce
On Thu, Jun 05, 2003 at 07:18:21PM -0700, William R Ward wrote: > Kurt Starsinic writes: > >On Jun 05, Sean M. Burke wrote: > >> At 06:20 PM 2003-06-05 -0700, William R Ward wrote: > >> >I really hope the admins don't accept this new US_DOD:: top-level > >> >domain. I think it should go under the

Re: Module submission Military::STD2167A

2003-06-05 Thread Tim Bunce
On Thu, Jun 05, 2003 at 06:34:09AM +0200, Perl Authors Upload Server wrote: > > The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List: > > modid: Military::STD2167A > DSLIP: Rdpnb > description: Defense System Software Development Standard > userid: SOFTDIA (

Re: Module submission Nagios::Web_Trx

2003-06-04 Thread Tim Bunce
On Wed, Jun 04, 2003 at 06:54:16AM +1000, Stanley Hopcroft wrote: > Dear Gentlemen, > > I am sorry to ask such a stupid question but what should I do, > > On Tue, Jun 03, 2003 at 02:38:33PM +0100, Tim Bunce wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 03, 2003 at 03:18:20AM -0800

Re: Module submission Nagios::Web_Trx

2003-06-03 Thread Tim Bunce
On Tue, Jun 03, 2003 at 03:18:20AM -0800, Sean M. Burke wrote: > > > modid: Nagios::Web_Trx > > What do we think about modules with underscores in their names? Are they a > problem for anyone? I don't think so, but they are unconventional for perl modules. And Trx isn't a great acronym

Re: RFC: a SQL-representing object

2003-05-30 Thread Tim Bunce
On Thu, May 29, 2003 at 07:51:45PM -0700, Darren Duncan wrote: > > So, my first questions are these: 1. Would a DOM-for-SQL be useful in its > own right to other module developers, and therefore grow beyond its > previous intention of being "part of just one framework"; Er, perhaps :-) > 2. What

Re: Module submission WWW::Bugzilla

2003-05-30 Thread Tim Bunce
On Thu, May 29, 2003 at 01:21:18PM -0700, William R Ward wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Arthur Bergman) writes: > > On mndag, maj 5, 2003, at 18:47 Europe/Stockholm, Perl Authors Upload > > Server wrote: > > > The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List: > > > > > > modid:

Re: Module submission Net::Mappoint

2003-05-29 Thread Tim Bunce
I think WebService::Mappoint would be the current recommended name for modules providing an interface to web services. (Net::Google and Net::Amazon predate the Webservice namespace.) Tim. On Wed, May 28, 2003 at 10:33:29PM +0200, Perl Authors Upload Server wrote: > > The following module was pro

Re: RFC Nagios Namespace.

2003-05-29 Thread Tim Bunce
On Wed, May 28, 2003 at 01:53:39AM -0800, Sean M. Burke wrote: > At 04:39 PM 2003-05-28 +1000, Stanley Hopcroft wrote: > >With respect, I think Net:: is less appropriate because while many of the > >Net:: modules deal with or implement a network protocol (::SMTP, ::SNMP, > >::DNS hopefully ::Samb

Re: RFC Nagios Namespace.

2003-05-28 Thread Tim Bunce
On Tue, May 27, 2003 at 09:56:02PM -0800, Sean M. Burke wrote: > At 03:47 PM 2003-05-28 +1000, Stanley Hopcroft wrote: > >Please would you comment on the use of the namespace 'Nagios' for Perl > >modules related to the Nagios (http://www.Nagios.ORG/) availability > >monitoring system. > > Can't we

Re: Module submission DBIx::Informix::Perform

2003-04-01 Thread Tim Bunce
On Tue, Apr 01, 2003 at 11:25:32AM -0800, Eric Weaver wrote: > Tim Bunce wrote: > > >On Tue, Apr 01, 2003 at 07:44:43AM -0800, Eric C. Weaver wrote: > > > >>[...] > >> > >>Just who's authoritative here? Autrijus or you? > > > >No on

Re: Module submission DBIx::Informix::Perform

2003-04-01 Thread Tim Bunce
On Tue, Apr 01, 2003 at 01:49:46PM +0800, Autrijus Tang wrote: > On Mon, Mar 31, 2003 at 09:40:17PM -0800, Eric C. Weaver wrote: > > So, what's the official word from the modules-keepers? ::Informix:: or not? > > The official word is: keep the DBIx::Informix::Perform namespace > with our blessing,

Re: Module submission DBIx::Informix::Perform

2003-03-31 Thread Tim Bunce
On Tue, Apr 01, 2003 at 04:29:14AM +0800, Autrijus Tang wrote: > On Mon, Mar 31, 2003 at 09:09:29PM +0100, Tim Bunce wrote: > > It's up to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to avoid it setting any precedents. > > I mistakenly looked at DBIx::OracleSequence and DBIx::MSSQLReporter in > the

Re: Module submission DBIx::Informix::Perform

2003-03-31 Thread Tim Bunce
On Mon, Mar 31, 2003 at 08:42:06AM -0800, Eric C. Weaver wrote: > Tim Bunce wrote: > >On Mon, Mar 31, 2003 at 07:24:55AM -0800, Eric C. Weaver wrote: > > > >>Tim Bunce wrote: > >> > >>>We have Oracle::* and others. An Informix::* namespace seems >

Re: Module submission DBIx::Informix::Perform

2003-03-31 Thread Tim Bunce
On Mon, Mar 31, 2003 at 07:24:55AM -0800, Eric C. Weaver wrote: > Tim Bunce wrote: > >We have Oracle::* and others. An Informix::* namespace seems > >best for this. > > Too late. Besides, I *already* renamed it from DBIx::Perform to make > AURIJUS happy. > >

Re: Module submission Function::ID

2003-03-31 Thread Tim Bunce
Sub::ThisFunction Sub::CalledAs Tim. On Mon, Mar 31, 2003 at 07:45:48AM -0500, Eric J. Roode wrote: > On Sun, Mar 30, 2003 at 08:12:37PM +0800, Autrijus Tang wrote: > > On Sun, Mar 30, 2003 at 11:37:43AM +0200, Arthur Bergman wrote: > > > I think Tie::FunctionID is wrong since the fact that the v

Re: Module submission DBIx::Informix::Perform

2003-03-31 Thread Tim Bunce
We have Oracle::* and others. An Informix::* namespace seems best for this. The DBIx::* space is best for modules that are not database specific. Tim. On Sun, Mar 30, 2003 at 09:28:08AM +0200, Perl Authors Upload Server wrote: > > The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module Li

Re: Module submission Function::ID

2003-03-31 Thread Tim Bunce
The Devel:: namespace is meant for modules used during development/debugging, but not ordinarily used in production. Tim. On Sun, Mar 30, 2003 at 08:12:37PM +0800, Autrijus Tang wrote: > On Sun, Mar 30, 2003 at 11:37:43AM +0200, Arthur Bergman wrote: > > I think Tie::FunctionID is wrong since the

Re: This is getting ridiculous. . .

2003-03-25 Thread Tim Bunce
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 i

Re: This is getting ridiculous. . .

2003-03-21 Thread Tim Bunce
There was talk of using RT to manage requests. Tim. On Fri, Mar 21, 2003 at 09:59:06AM +0100, Johan Vromans wrote: > "Philip Newton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > But the fact that [EMAIL PROTECTED] appears like a black hole fairly > > often is not new. > > Does anyone have any idea how ma

Re: DBI - modules will not install

2003-03-13 Thread Tim Bunce
Thanks. I'll look into it. Tim. On Thu, Mar 13, 2003 at 01:00:39PM +1100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi > > Could you please pass this onto whoever is responsible for this --- > > I personally not interested in the DBI modules but I have been installing > them for developers. > The inst

Re: New flag in DSLIP entry for abandoned modules?

2003-03-04 Thread Tim Bunce
On Tue, Mar 04, 2003 at 03:19:39PM +0100, Andreas J. Koenig wrote: > Many suggestions have come over the years that we should somehow flag > abandoned modules as such. Finally I came up with the simplest > possible idea: > > We have already the flags > > S - Support Level: > m - Mailing-l

Re: Namespace for Christian type Modules

2003-02-26 Thread Tim Bunce
On Tue, Feb 25, 2003 at 05:34:52PM -0500, Casey West wrote: > It was Tuesday, February 25, 2003 when Kurt Starsinic took the soap box, saying: > : On Feb 25, Casey West wrote: > : > I'm writing a set of modules that deal with scripture (bible) > : > specifications and standards, as well as a few fo

Re: Module submission DBIx::Portable

2003-01-09 Thread Tim Bunce
On Wed, Jan 08, 2003 at 10:42:55AM -0800, Darren Duncan wrote: > > ... ramble, ramble, ramble ... > > Anyway, here are some new ideas I thought of for a framework name: > > - Cipher > - CipherDB > - DBCipher > - ResolveDB > - DBResolver > - InterpreDB >

Re: Module submission DBIx::Portable

2003-01-08 Thread Tim Bunce
On Tue, Jan 07, 2003 at 10:18:29AM -0800, Darren Duncan wrote: > On Tue, 7 Jan 2003, Tim Bunce wrote: > > > On the other hand, I don't really think that my distribution should be > > > branded; despite anything I may have written, what I am doing is meant to > >

Re: Module submission DBX

2003-01-08 Thread Tim Bunce
On Wed, Jan 08, 2003 at 01:04:24PM +, Tim Bunce wrote: > On Tue, Jan 07, 2003 at 04:46:40PM -0600, _brian_d_foy wrote: > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Perl Authors > > Upload Server <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > The following module was

Re: DBI namespace

2003-01-08 Thread Tim Bunce
Thanks. It's being discussed, with the author, on the [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list. Tim. On Mon, Jan 06, 2003 at 09:56:22PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi Tim, > > Someone uploaded a module called 'DBI::Simple' to CPAN. > > I believe you don't want the DBI:: namespace to be used by othe

Re: Module submission DBX

2003-01-08 Thread Tim Bunce
On Tue, Jan 07, 2003 at 04:46:40PM -0600, _brian_d_foy wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Perl Authors > Upload Server <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List: > > > > modid: DBX > > i think anything built on DBI should go

Re: Module submission DBIx::Portable

2003-01-07 Thread Tim Bunce
On Mon, Jan 06, 2003 at 10:46:09AM -0800, Darren Duncan wrote: > Tim Bunce said: > > Frameworks of multiple closely related modules are encouraged to > > have a catchy 'brand name' at the top level rather than fit into > > an existing namespace. e.g., Alzabo and T

Re: Module submission DBIx::Portable

2003-01-06 Thread Tim Bunce
Frameworks of multiple closely related modules are encouraged to have a catchy 'brand name' at the top level rather than fit into an existing namespace. e.g., Alzabo and Tangram. Tim. On Mon, Jan 06, 2003 at 07:56:49AM +0100, Perl Authors Upload Server wrote: > > The following module was propose

Re: Module submission Device::QuickCam

2003-01-05 Thread Tim Bunce
On Sun, Jan 05, 2003 at 01:50:14AM +0100, Perl Authors Upload Server wrote: > > The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List: > > modid: Device::QuickCam > DSLIP: RdhOg > description: interface to QuickCam > userid: BEATNIK (Hendrik Van Belleghem) >

Re: Namespace question

2003-01-05 Thread Tim Bunce
On Sat, Jan 04, 2003 at 10:27:23AM -0800, _brian_d_foy wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Hendrik Van > Belleghem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I' writing a module that basically access a Connectix/Logitech QuickCam. I > > checked with rhizo's #perl and the perlmonks CB for a good name fo

Re: Module submission DBI::Simple

2003-01-05 Thread Tim Bunce
On Sat, Jan 04, 2003 at 01:06:09PM +0100, Andreas J. Koenig wrote: > > On Sat, 4 Jan 2003 05:31:10 +0100, "Perl Authors Upload Server" ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > > DBI::Simple should be included in the DBI namespace because it's > > really just an extension of the DBI. The DB

Re: Module submission Net::Discovery

2002-12-30 Thread Tim Bunce
On Mon, Dec 30, 2002 at 11:11:20AM -0500, Tom Scanlan wrote: > To avoid confusion we could call it NetInfo(not_the_protocol)::. > On a more serious note, we could go the long route and use NetworkInfo::. Sounds good to me. Tim.

Re: Module submission Net::Discovery

2002-12-30 Thread Tim Bunce
On Sat, Dec 28, 2002 at 02:00:53PM -0500, Tom Scanlan wrote: > How about NetInfo::Discovery? Or were you actually looking for a Netx > namespace? NetInfo:: seems like a useful home for modules that provide information about a network (like topology). Tim. > -Tom Scanlan > > > On Sat, 28 Dec

Re: Regarding OpenBSD::Uptime

2002-12-30 Thread Tim Bunce
On Fri, Dec 20, 2002 at 03:35:35PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi Tim, > > > > regarding OpenBSD::Uptime - I think OpenBSD::SysInfo will be a more suitable > > > name; I just find myself implementing some further functionality, and > > > consolidating these things into a SysInfo module seems

Re: Regarding OpenBSD::Uptime

2002-12-20 Thread Tim Bunce
On Wed, Dec 18, 2002 at 09:18:42PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > regarding OpenBSD::Uptime - I think OpenBSD::SysInfo will be a more suitable > name; I just find myself implementing some further functionality, and > consolidating these things into a SysInfo module seems like a natural

Re: Module submission OpenBSD::Uptime

2002-12-20 Thread Tim Bunce
Gr, is there a good reason these messages aren't CC'd to the requestor? Then when people reply they wouldn't have to remember to manually add the [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tim. On Wed, Dec 18, 2002 at 08:10:09PM +0100, Perl Authors Upload Server wrote: > > The following module was proposed for inc

Re: Module submission OpenBSD::Uptime

2002-12-20 Thread Tim Bunce
On Wed, Dec 18, 2002 at 08:10:09PM +0100, Perl Authors Upload Server wrote: > > The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List: > > modid: OpenBSD::Uptime > DSLIP: Rdcfg > description: Get uptime of OpenBSD systems > userid: SCHNEE (Schneelocke) > ch

Re: (Reposted) Request for a CPAN Account

2002-12-01 Thread Tim Bunce
On Sat, Nov 30, 2002 at 11:42:43AM -0500, Kurt D. Starsinic wrote: > On Nov 30, brian d foy wrote: > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Chocolate Boy > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Chocolate Boy > > > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> I've noticed

Re: Module submission Net::Hylafax

2002-11-19 Thread Tim Bunce
Just because a module uses a network protocol doesn't mean it should go into Net:: Seems much better to just use a Fax:: category: Fax::Hylafax or Fax::HylafaxFOO where FOO describes what this module offers in relation to Hylafax. Tim. On Tue, Nov 19, 2002 at 02:46:59PM +0100, Pe

Re: Module submission Simulation::Tools::SynSim

2002-11-19 Thread Tim Bunce
Seems reasonable. No need for the extra 'Tools' level. Tim. On Tue, Nov 19, 2002 at 11:58:36AM -, Wim wrote: > As there are no other comments, could we agree on the namespace > Simulation::SynSim ? > > Wim > > _brian_d_foy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Wim

Re: Module submission Simulation::Tools::SynSim

2002-11-12 Thread Tim Bunce
The 'Tools' second-level names seems superfluous to me. Especially as SynSim is "a set of modules". Tim. On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 04:26:06PM +0100, Perl Authors Upload Server wrote: > > The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List: > > modid: Simulation::Tools::SynS

Re: Tie::LookupAsFunction

2002-11-11 Thread Tim Bunce
It would be good to change the description of the Interpolate module to include the word tie. Maybe something like: Arbitrary string interpolation semantics using tie Tim. On Mon, Nov 11, 2002 at 12:17:11PM -0800, David Muir Sharnoff wrote: > * So, how is yours different from MJD's I

Re: Module submission WWW::LEO

2002-11-11 Thread Tim Bunce
On Mon, Nov 11, 2002 at 12:17:46PM +0100, Jörg Ziefle wrote: > On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 07:47:15PM +0000, Tim Bunce wrote: > > Seems like a good fit for the new WebService:: category. > > > > But how does it relate to > > http://search.cpan.org/author/SAMV/Lingu

Re: Module submission WWW::LEO

2002-11-08 Thread Tim Bunce
Seems like a good fit for the new WebService:: category. But how does it relate to http://search.cpan.org/author/SAMV/Lingua-Translate-0.06/lib/Lingua/Translate.pm Tim. On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 07:49:54PM +0100, Perl Authors Upload Server wrote: > > The following module was proposed for inclusi

Re: Module submission Remedy::ARSTools

2002-10-30 Thread Tim Bunce
Okay by me. Tim. On Wed, Oct 30, 2002 at 04:44:44PM +0100, Perl Authors Upload Server wrote: > > The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List: > > modid: Remedy::ARSTools > DSLIP: bdpOp > description: Provides object interface to ARSperl > userid:

Re: Module submission Library

2002-10-30 Thread Tim Bunce
On Wed, Oct 30, 2002 at 11:51:28AM -0600, _brian_d_foy wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Alberto Simes/epl ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Well.. I didn't rationalize a lot about the Library namespace > > because I've done that a long time ago, and nobody answered them. > > > > I have

Re: Module submission XML::XMLtoSQL

2002-10-29 Thread Tim Bunce
Sounds fine to me. Tim. On Tue, Oct 29, 2002 at 02:16:24AM -0800, chris berning wrote: > Hello, > > I have been trying to come up with a name. > How does DBIx::XMLDataLoader sound? > > Chris Berning > > --- _brian_d_foy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In article > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > >

Re: Module submission XML::XMLtoSQL

2002-10-25 Thread Tim Bunce
Can you post docs, or a url? Tim. On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 09:10:55AM -0700, chris berning wrote: > Brian, > >yes the module goes both ways. It will create > a well formed XML document based on query results. > > The module is for importing data from one data(XML) > structure to another

Re: Module submission InfoSys::FreeDB

2002-10-25 Thread Tim Bunce
I'm happy to see an InfoSys:: category alongside WebService:: You could argue that the distinction between the two is based on an implementation detail that may change for a given service. In which case we could drop WebService:: and keep the more general InfoSys:: but I think we could live happil

Re: Module submission DBI::SimpleTools

2002-10-23 Thread Tim Bunce
The DBI::* namespace is reserved for modules that form part of the DBI. The DBIx::* namespace is for modules that extend the functionality of the DBI. So DBIx::SimpleTools would be better, only "SimpleTools" isn't a very meaningful module name. There are many DBI related modules that seem to prov

Re: I would like a PAUSE id in order to publish a module on CPAN.

2002-10-23 Thread Tim Bunce
Automatic:: is not really a good category name for a module or framework of modules. And 'trunk' doesn't really describe what it does. Something along the lines of HTML::HiddenFormData may be better. Tim. On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 09:42:04AM -0400, Richard F. Rebel wrote: > > Hello, > > As requi

Re: Freenet modules namespace

2002-10-23 Thread Tim Bunce
On Tue, Oct 22, 2002 at 07:49:52PM -0500, _brian_d_foy wrote: > > > I'm working on some modules for Freenet (www.freenetproject.org) and would > > like to register a namespace. It appears that someone suggested the > > Net::Freenet:: namespace a few months ago > > (http://www.xray.mpe.mpg.de/m

Re: The Meta::* namespace, and the modules in it

2002-09-23 Thread Tim Bunce
On Fri, Sep 20, 2002 at 01:22:53PM -0500, _brian_d_foy wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Mark Veltzer ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > First Meta is indeed the name of the consulting company that I run but the > > name Meta is exactly right for what I need. I wanted a name without any

Re: namespace request: Net::FreeDBSearch

2002-09-13 Thread Tim Bunce
On Thu, Sep 12, 2002 at 07:11:24PM -0400, brian d foy wrote: > On Fri, 13 Sep 2002, Tim Bunce wrote: > > i see your point about Net::*. it's hard to tell how low-level is low > though. :) :) > > WebService::FreeDB > > can't that just fit under WWW::* som

Re: namespace request: Net::FreeDBSearch

2002-09-12 Thread Tim Bunce
On Thu, Sep 12, 2002 at 10:56:59AM -0500, _brian_d_foy wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Henning Mersch ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > A short description: > > > > > Net::FreeDBSearch - A String search interface to FreeDB: > > > i'd rather see Net::FreeDB if this module lives und

Re: Module List

2002-09-10 Thread Tim Bunce
On Tue, Sep 03, 2002 at 09:25:36AM +0200, Andreas J. Koenig wrote: > > > The "25) Bundles" chapter seems very incomplete. No Bundle::DBI for example. > > I'm not sure what to do about it. People do not seem to register > bundles. OTOH, there are so many, that it's hard to pick a subset of > im

Re: namespace request: Net::FreeDBSearch

2002-09-09 Thread Tim Bunce
Something like a WebService::* category seems to be needed, where the name of the module is the name of the service. So I'd suggest WebService::FreeDB. Tim. On Mon, Sep 09, 2002 at 05:25:38PM +0200, Henning Mersch wrote: > Hi everyone ! > > I wrote a perl-module - and think it should be named

Re: Module submission Logger::Logger

2002-08-15 Thread Tim Bunce
The name's not very enlightening, the description line is truncated, and you've not told us what it actually does different to the multitude of other logging modules on CPAN (or given URLs). Tim. On Thu, Aug 15, 2002 at 01:04:21PM +0200, Perl Authors Upload Server wrote: > > The following modul

Re: New module XML::OCS

2002-08-12 Thread Tim Bunce
We're trying to keep the XML::* namespace free from applications of XML. Tim. On Mon, Aug 12, 2002 at 06:27:02PM +0200, Perl Authors Upload Server wrote: > > The next version of the Module List will list the following module: > > modid: XML::OCS > DSLIP: cdpOp > description:

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