Assume that there is a CPAN module called Test_Child.pm which is part of the bigger family of module called Test_Parent.pm. The Test_Child module is primarily used for doing some test in SQL server, but I modified the Test_Child module so that I can use it to test in a PostgreSQL DB. The modifications are very small such that there are only couples of lines that were added and deleted. But I have been looking around CPAN and could not find a module that I modified to suit my needs.

My question is if I want to upload this module into CPAN as a new module, can I do this? Am I violating any laws? What is the procedure to do this (what do I need to write down in the README file)? Assume that I have a PAUSE id already.

I contacted the author of the module already and he did say that I can use the module according to the license terms. The license is "... GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2; OR the Perl Artistic License."

In reply to Modifying a CPAN Module and Uploading as a New One? by Anonymous Monk

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