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in thread Efforts to modernize CPAN interface?

I tend to think a modest revamp would be in order, however.

In open source, what ones wants is mostly irrelevant. What one is willing to do is what really matters. So, are you willing to do the facelift?

Like others, I see a potential defensive position in the baseline, utilitarian engineering. A cast iron pan looks basic, as the kids say, compared to a fancy Teflon one with polished aluminum and all but the chef you want to prepare dinner is going to pick up the first every time.

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Re^6: Efforts to modernize CPAN interface?
by nysus (Parson) on Dec 20, 2017 at 10:10 UTC

    People use hired guns to write open source for them all the time as you know. I’m curious to know if anyone has looked into this. I’m trying to gauge where Perl leadership is on this. I don’t know. If the answer is “they don’t give a shit about that and don’t think about it” that’s fine. If the answer is “they are keenly sensitive about the issue and are struggling mightily to find the resources to pull it off” that’s fine too. I just want to know what the answer is. Maybe nobody knows. I don’t.

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      I’m trying to gauge where Perl leadership is on this. I don’t know. ... I just want to know what the answer is. Maybe nobody knows. I don’t.

      Why not ask them?

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        Good question. My answer: 1) They probably have zero interest in fielding questions from random schmucks. 2) I don't know the right person to ask. 3) It could be a sensitive topic no one is willing to talk frankly about; these kinds of things can get highly politicized within a community.

        My hope is there is some high level Monk who knows and might be willing to talk about what they might know about the topic.

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      Perl leadership? So you dont even know whos admin?
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