On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 9:59 PM, Ricardo SIGNES <[email protected]> wrote: > * David Golden <[email protected]> [2009-04-05T21:57:14] >> On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 9:21 PM, Ricardo SIGNES >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> For the purpose of URI::cpan -- "author" is really release manager -- >> >> the person who uploaded the distribution archive file to PAUSE. But >> >> since that's how CPAN refers to it, we keep the "author" name with >> >> that meaning. >> > >> > I would be happy to make it "uploader." >> >> How about "maintainer" -- which is more consistent with the >> nomenclature on PAUSE? > > The pedant in me says, "...but that person isn't known to still be the > maintainer, but is permanently the uploader of that file." > > My feelings are not strong. Anyone else?
Then how about: "owner" -- as in "owner of the distribution archive file in question". It's in his/her directory. Personally, I'd just rather keep "author" since it all lives in "authors/id/X/XY/..." anyway. -- David
