On Fri, May 01, 2015 at 12:37:26AM +0200, Leon Timmermans wrote: > On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 12:10 AM, Neil Bowers <neil.bow...@cogendo.com> > wrote: > > > I think we should either remove very old dists from CPAN, or > > update them to follow modern conventions (so they have a META.yml > > or META.json, for example). [...]
There is a third option, which fits better with Leon's view > Unless it's actively standing in the way (e.g. dysfunctional yet > first hit on a realistic search query), I do not see any benefit to > doing this. To the extent that old dists' non-compliance with modern standards can be detected automatically from the contents, Tools can be updated to a) demote search results and b) make it clear to potential users what the problems might be. This approach is extensible as standards develop, without having to revisit each dist > > Where people think dists shouldn’t be removed, I’m happy to try > > adopt them to release minimal updates, where I’m able to. Thanks Neil, for this generous offer. -- Matthew -- The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute is operated by Genome Research Limited, a charity registered in England with number 1021457 and a company registered in England with number 2742969, whose registered office is 215 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE.
