(Adriano: I'm forwarding to datetime@perl.org) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Adriano Ferreira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 07/05/2007 08:19 Subject: Unauthorized release: DateTime-Cron-Simple To: Module Authors List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
A while back, I wrote a replacement to DateTime::Cron::Simple distribution: The original, by Brendan Fagan http://search.cpan.org/dist/DateTime-Cron-Simple/ The new one http://search.cpan.org/~ferreira/DateTime-Cron-Simple-0.3/ That rewrite was prompted after a calling by Adam Kennedy: Request for Volunteers: DateTime::Cron::Simple Replacement http://use.perl.org/~Alias/journal/31155 The issue was that the distribution had no license and contacting the author for taking care of this was received with silence or with harsh answers: A June 2006 thread http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.modules/2006/06/msg49264.html A September 2006 thread http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.datetime/2006/09/msg6433.html More http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.modules/2006/09/msg50928.html http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.modules/2006/09/msg50939.html That was briefly discussed in datetime mailing list, http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.datetime/2006/09/msg6447.html with some suggestions about the proper name and implementation. It has to be said that Dave Rolsky disapproves the current namespace (as can be read in the mentioned thread). The module has at least one significant user: WebGUI. And so it is important for those who rely on WebGUI and its dependencies. Even if WebGUI adopted one of the solutions pointed out at the discussion, the previous versions would still use DateTime::Cron::Simple. The main point raised by Adam and shared with me was that an API-compatible code was needed with a clear license. And that was which I wrote. However, the distribution stood there at CPAN without the apropriate permissions, so that Brendan's version is what CPAN shells see and there were not much opportunities for this code to be tried. So I would like to raise the discussion again asking for the right permissions to make this an authorized released with correct indexing. Best regards, Adriano Ferreira
