Maybe it's time to implement a PM style voting system on CPAN. If a particular module falls below a certain negative value for appreciation, it falls into oblivion?
I don't like this idea. It is just too capricious for the
treatment of serious work.
Or perhaps a (moderated) mechanism for attaching reviews.
This has more appeal.
Perhaps a few lists created by the exalted placed prominently on CPAN. This is suggesting a cabal
or dictatorial editorial board that places what they wish
in this review.
First a list of the well used modules: modules that
by being in long and wide use prove some level of usefulness
. DBI, CGI, and a couple of the Test::* modules would
certainly be on this list. For those in the know this
would be relatively easy to create.
Second a list of reviewed code deemed to be good. Naturally
some CPAN core would extend trust to others' reviews as they
see fit. I would expect that if I submitted a review, it would not be seen as publishable unless the subject inspired
one of the exalted to vet my work.
Third a list of new items that seem to be
heading for the first list.
These things would be real nice on CPAN, would be nice
on PM.
For those who'd like to see this kind of stuff,
there is the thread Essential Perl Modules |