The right place for patches to the perlfaq are perlfaq-workers@perl.org. However, in this case I'll just write the answer myself and add it to the faq since I'm not only a perlfaq maintainer, but I'm also a PAUSE admin. :)
And, even as I post this, it is already committed to perlfaq7 and submitted to the CPAN and PAUSE FAQs.
Here's the answer:
How do I adopt or take over a module already on CPAN?
The easiest way to take over a module is to have the current
module maintainer either make you a co-maintainer or transfer
the module to you.
If you can't reach the author for some reason (e.g. email bounces),
the PAUSE admins at modules@perl.org can help. The PAUSE admins
treat each case individually.
- Get a login for the Perl Authors Upload Server (PAUSE) if you don't
already have one: http://pause.perl.org
- Write to modules@perl.org explaining what you did to contact the
current maintainer. The PAUSE admins will also try to reach the
maintainer.
- Post a public message in a heavily trafficed site announcing your
intention to take over the module.
- Wait a bit. The PAUSE admins don't want to act too quickly in case
the current maintainer is on holiday. If there's no response to
private communication or the public post, a PAUSE admin can transfer
it to you.
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