Thanks for the clarification, I was not aware of all the little details of the indexer.

If I understand it correctly: the author decides on the name of the module (e.g. RegAgent) and he puts this under a namespace (e.g. Sybase) which is not his property (is it CPAN's?) and the indexer joins this all together and adds a version number.

From a legal point of view it doesn't change much as you --depending on the kind of licence-- probably still are not allowed to "update/upgrade" the module and publish it under the same author-given name. If the only difference is the version number, it is probably not enough to sail clear of legal problems with ownership and copyright of the "name".

CountZero

"If you have four groups working on a compiler, you'll get a 4-pass compiler." - Conway's Law

In reply to Re^3: Is it worth tracking down absent cpan owners? by CountZero
in thread Is it worth tracking down absent cpan owners? by jfroebe

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