Before all, I'm very proud having become Monk today, and wish to thank all the one I could have helped with my humble contributions here. ;-)

The more time I spend dwelling into the Monastery pages, the more I would like to contribute to the edifice itself. I (shyly) made some suggestions, but in order to make constructive comments, I would like to have something at home to test and improve my ideas before submitting them.

I started looking at http://everydevel.com/, PerlMonks modules 2.0 and http://perlmonks-mods.sourceforge.net/, but reading 'Total speculation?' node made me doubt...
...so my request:

Is there a mean having access to PM actual code?

HTH, Dominique

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Re: Dreaming of its own Monastery
by BUU (Prior) on Jun 15, 2004 at 20:48 UTC
    Perlmonks is closed source, the only way to get access is to submit a petition to the gods.
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      After you reach level 8.

      MJD says "you can't just make shit up and expect the computer to know what you mean, retardo!"
      I run a Win32 PPM repository for perl 5.6.x and 5.8.x -- I take requests (README).
      ** The third rule of perl club is a statement of fact: pod is sexy.

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        After you reach level 8.

        So I now know how long I should improve before being able to read the code of gods...
        [a bit disappointed, but nevermind]

        HTH, Dominique
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Re: Dreaming of its own Monastery
by demerphq (Chancellor) on Jun 16, 2004 at 16:57 UTC

    Hi Dominique.

    While im not so sure where PodMaster got that bit about level 8 (which doesnt mean hes wrong either) I do agree that you are a touch fresh here to join pmdev just yet. You have to understand that the PM code in some areas is a bit of a mess. Its not always clear that everything that should be locked away and secured properly has been so we are somewhat reluctant to let folks join without a proven track record. This shouldnt be seen a reflection on yourself of course, but the fact is we have to be conservative with things for obvious reasons.

    Now, I personally would encourage you not to be disappointed nor to give up hope. I (and no doubt other gods as well) will keep an eye on your postings and especially any feature requests or other ideas you have. Once folks are comfortable with things youll receive a /msg asking if you are still interested.

    I can say that if you post your ideas and the community likes them and consistantly shows it with good votes for those ideas youll get invited in sooner than later.

    May I point an another area of the monastery where we would very much appreciate your efforts but wouldnt have to wait? If you were willing to help translate the site docs into french it would be much appreciated. We have portuguese but no french (or russian or spanish or ....).

    Thanks for your interest it is certainly appreciated and hasn't gone unnoticed.


    ---
    demerphq

      First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
      -- Gandhi
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      You need to be level 8 in order to have a decent feel for how PM works in order to write changes that 'fit'. Getting to level 8 often happens fast enough that it still isn't enough experience with using the site.

      Of course, gods don't have to follow the policy of other gods.

      And if someone wants to join pmdev, then I think they'd do good to grab a copy of Everything and get a feel for how it works, which doesn't require even a single PM XP.

      And I've closed security holes as recently as last week, some rather serious. So, much of PM's code still isn't going public until after that security audit happens.

      - tye        

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        Ok, i'm cool with that policy, i just dont remember seeing it written down anywhere. But of course it probably is and i just dont remember. Ill follow that policy from now on.


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        demerphq

          First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
          -- Gandhi
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