>>>>> On Fri, 26 Apr 2002 08:49:41 +1000, Kathryn Andersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> I have been looking at the module list. And at the FAQ. And at the > lists of modules on CPAN. > In February I submitted a module registration request for my module > HTML::GenToc. Now, the FAQ says that "The module list maintainers > themselves are mostly lurkers. You need not wait for a response. > Generally a lack of response can be taken as acceptance of the module > name being proposed." Since I got a "lack of response" to my module > request, I didn't worry. > I am worrying now, because I have since discovered that the module which > my module is similar to, HTML::Toc (but I have a different user > interface and features) has been around since *September* last year, > and *it* isn't in the Module List either! > So what gives? I've registered HTML::GetToc now. Sorry for the delay. We've never received a request to register HTML::Toc. That makes it harder to find, but it's OK, we do not want to force anybody to anything. The module list is trying to be comprehensive, but will never be as comprehensive as the real thing. To let CPAN grow out of its bounds it must not depend in any way on the module list and in fact, it doesn't. Both users and developers need to do a more exhaustive search today than 3 years ago to find modules on CPAN. search.cpan.org, the module list, the archives of the many mailing lists are the places to visit, and finally direct emails to developers who work in similar problem domains can often help to make effective use of the CPAN. -- andreas
