Call for help for CPANTesters

It is likely that most of us monks have noticed the ongoing problems with CPANTesters during August. Barbie has now posted a call for help in order to give this service the attention it needs.

I will be getting in touch with him to see what I might be able to do and am sure that many of you will want to do the same.

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Re: Call for help for CPANTesters by kevbot (Vicar) on Sep 01, 2015 at 05:57 UTC
The call for help blog post was updated. Here's the relevant part: UPDATE 2015-08-31: Many thanks to all those who have emailed offering help. It is great to see several people stepping forward to volunteer their time. At the moment, one person with some great credentials, and experience of sites like CPAN Testers, has stepped forward and is taking a look over the server for me. I don't want to have too many cooks in the mix, so I'm letting him have first crack. More news when we've had a chance to do some more detailed investigation. It's nice to see that people are offering to help.	[reply]
Re: Call for help for CPANTesters by hippo (Archbishop) on Oct 08, 2015 at 14:05 UTC
Now that the systems have been restored further help is being sought, but this time it's financial. If you and/or your employers benefit from CPANTesters and would be sad to see it decline or (shudder) disappear, then please consider making a small recurring donation to ensure that this vital cog in the perl ecosystem remains well maintained. FTAOD, I am not involved in running/maintaining either CPANTesters or the EPO. If I had not chanced upon the blog post linked above then this would have passed me by entirely. Please help to spread word of this appeal even if you are not able to donate.	[reply]