----- Original Message ---- From: Johan Vromans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > isn't the responsible thing to find a way to get those bug fixes out > > there? > > First of all, one needs to know that there are bugs. Currently, only > bugs that get reported via RT are automatically transmitted to the > author. That's good. But failed CPAN tests are not reported > automatically. Neither are discussions on annocpan, ratings.cpan and > whatever other web sites or mailing lists.
Agreed. I'm quite happy to say "only RT" issues. That doesn't change the fact there are still plenty of non-wishlist RT items for some popular CPAN modules where said module hasn't been touched in months. That's why we need to encourage authors of those modules to give users a lifeline. Cheers, Ovid -- Buy the book -- http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/perlhks/ Perl and CGI -- http://users.easystreet.com/ovid/cgi_course/
