On Fri, Aug 24, 2001 at 10:32:20PM -0500, Jonathan Scott Duff wrote:
> I've been reading these threads regarding the Date and Time
> namespaces with some interest, especially that bit about
> consolidating the namespaces or defining some "standards". What
> I'd like to know though, is what happens afterward.
>
> Let's pretend that everything is consolidated under the DateTime
> namespace. When someone on CPAN uses the Date or Time namespace,
> are they going to a) not be allowed to submit their module to PAUSE
> without running the [EMAIL PROTECTED] gaunlet b) pressured into
> conforming to the DateTime scheme c) politely informed about the
> DateTime namespace and its purpose d) ignored because the Perl
> community says that the DateTime namespace is the One True
> Calendrical Namespace or e) none of the above.
Anything but e) would be against the natures of Perl and CPAN.
Abigail
