Perhaps because of license issues? For example, DBD::Oracle needs to be linked against Oracle client libraries, but most times, you do not have the permission to redistribute those libraries.
Alexander
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So? You could still compile DBD::Oracle and distribute it.
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The nature of the application is that it will be updated pretty regularly with new features that may or may not require CPAN modules. By having a miniCPAN available I can use most any module and not have to worry about dependancies and such. I am sending the client a CD, might as well fill it with what I might need.
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But if you're going to update your application, you'll have to send your client something anyway - might as well then send the modules you need. You also may need a module, or a version of a module that wasn't present in the minicpan you deliver on CD.
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