Re^4: Howto abandon rights to a cpan module and stop getting bug reports for it? (There's the easy way or ...)

It'd be even better if CPAN even allowed a "default trust" model ...

I suspect that that would require long and wide-ranging discussions amongst CPAN authors; would probably require the implementation and validation of various checks and balances; and could conceivably have knock-on affects upon corporate views and policies with regard to CPAN. Five years from now you might finally reach a majority consensus, and all that would be left to do is argue about who is going to implement it; and who is going to fund that implementation.

On the other hand, the timeouts could probably be implemented by one person over a weekend and -- as it only requires authors to log in once every six months; or respond to an email once every six months -- should be sufficiently uncontroversial that it wouldn't raise objections.

With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'

Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.

"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".

In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.

The start of some sanity?

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Re^5: Howto abandon rights to a cpan module and stop getting bug reports for it? (There's the easy way or ...) by tye (Sage) on Apr 08, 2012 at 16:13 UTC
The time-outs are the way to allow the "default trust" model. So I'm not sure what you were imagining in the nightmare scenario. - tye	[reply]
Re^6: Howto abandon rights to a cpan module and stop getting bug reports for it? (There's the easy way or ...) by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Apr 08, 2012 at 17:23 UTC
The time-outs are the way to allow the "default trust" model. Hm. Not sure how. What I envisaged doesn't allow anyone except the author to do anything until 7 months after the author last did something. I don't see how that would encourage collaboration, but maybe I misunderstood you. the nightmare scenario. Your words; not mine. With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. The start of some sanity?	[reply]