Module author response time

Of course you could/should drop a note at the author's address, but my experience is that new versions are not released within a month.

I really depends on the module. Most module author will at least accept a patch and include it in the next version, so you can use the pactched module knowing that the patch will still be applicable in the future. Some authors also maintain a development version of modules, and some just release a new version any time a bug is found.

So really sending a note to the author is the most efficient, polite, not to mention ethical thing to do, this is what Open-SOurce is all about!

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Re: Module author response time by gellyfish (Monsignor) on Mar 17, 2002 at 09:03 UTC
So really sending a note to the author is the most efficient, polite, not to mention ethical thing to do, this is what Open-SOurce is all about! I would second that. With most of the modules that I maintain I am likely to make a release within a couple of days if the patch warrants it - occasionally it might be longer if the patch won't aply or there is extra work required on the documentation or whatever. Occasionally I might sit on a patch for a while if I am not sure if I agree with what it is trying to do of course. And then there is always that nasty work stuff using up all my time ... /J\	[reply]

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Re: Module author response time
by gellyfish (Monsignor) on Mar 17, 2002 at 09:03 UTC

So really sending a note to the author is the most efficient, polite, not to mention ethical thing to do, this is what Open-SOurce is all about!

I would second that. With most of the modules that I maintain I am likely to make a release within a couple of days if the patch warrants it - occasionally it might be longer if the patch won't aply or there is extra work required on the documentation or whatever. Occasionally I might sit on a patch for a while if I am not sure if I agree with what it is trying to do of course. And then there is always that nasty work stuff using up all my time ...

/J\

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