Until I read this thread I hadn't given any thought to cleaning up old (presumably obsolete) modules. Now that I have, how far back should I preserve versus delete?
It also occurs to me that along with a FAQ, CPAN could use a doc on CPAN culture, which should cover things like this... --hsm > -----Original Message----- > From: Gabor Szabo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 9:16 AM > To: Tim Bunce > Cc: Ask Bjoern Hansen; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Old CPAN modules not being purged by authors > > On Wed, 24 Nov 2004, Tim Bunce wrote: > > > I suspect some authors forget about purging because there's > > nothing to remind them about it (I know I'm guilty of that). > > Some authors might not be aware of purging at all. > > > > When an author uploads to PAUSE (or clicks the button to take > > ownership of a previous ftp upload) PAUSE currently returns them > > to the same page with with some words added to the top about > > how to track progress. > > > > If, instead, it took them to the Delete Modules page[1] (with the > > same words added to the top) it would act as a clear reminder that > > uploads should be balanced by purging of old versions. > > > and/or it might help if the e-mails the author gets when s/he uploads > a new version would include a reminder to purge the old version > with a link to the [1] page. > > Gabor
