On Thu, Feb 08, 2007 at 08:58:01AM -0800, alan wrote: > > > >On a more serious side, getting rid of it [Time::Cubic] should be > >pretty open and shut. CPAN is a public resource managed by private > >entities.
I'm generally against the idea of censorship in all its forms, and /definitely/ against the idea of removing a Perl module from CPAN just because something *within the code* offended somebody--or even lots of somebodies! I support the idea that a CPAN author has the right to write his (her, etc.) code *any way he wants*/--which includes the use of comments that might appear scurrilous to some (which appears to be the complaint against Time::Cubic). What's the alternative? That we have every CPAN Module scanned for offensive components, including comments (# shit happens!), variable names ($KKK), variable names (my $ugly_female_boss), and statement labels? (NUKE_OJ_BUSH_AND_OSAMA: for $ever) Wouldn't we be better off investing our collective JAPHly energies in the expanding our market share and completion of Perl 6 and rather than the creation of "Regexp::Common::Enforce_Code_Nazi_Policies"? If we /were/ to become Code Nazis, the slippery-slope that we'd be embarking on would unavoidably affect many "eccentric" modules which people value (Regexp::Common::profanity_us, Tie:Hash::Cannabinol, etc.). I realize that some CPAN users live in countries where people have strict limits on their freedom of expression, and I empathize with those who have taken offense at someone else's indulgences of their unbridled liberties. But remember, Perl is the language that has a "poetry mode"! It's designed for those who value unfettered self expression. -Tim *-------------------------------------------------------------------* | Tim Maher, PhD (206) 781-UNIX http://www.consultix-inc.com | | tim at ( Consultix-Inc, TeachMePerl, or TeachMeUnix ) dot Com | | Classes: 2/28: Basic Perl; 3/12: Basic UNIX/Linux; 3/16: Min Perl | *-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-* | * "Minimal Perl" book rates 4.8 out of 5 stars at Amazon.com! * | | > Download chapters, read reviews, and order at MinimalPerl.com < | *-------------------------------------------------------------------*
