On Wed, Jul 14, 2004 at 01:24:43PM -0300, Bruno Negr?o wrote: > > I agree Mark, i've posted my module on the DateTime mailing list. Let's see what > they say about it. > > But i think the DateTime project is not gaining fair promotion once their modules > are not even appearing on the main "Module List" > in the cpan's site at http://www.cpan.org/modules/00modlist.long.html. > > If people should concentrate effort in making this framework the solution for Dates > and times related problems, the DateTime > namespace should at least appear on the Module List, right?
I think there is a separate more general issue that the module list is losing relevance. I think a lot of people (like myself), use http://search.cpan.org as a primary method for finding useful modules. As a CPAN user, I don't consult the list when looking for modules. As a module writer, I have abandoned caring if my modules appear on the list, because I have the perception it's not used much anymore. So I would say a more important issue is that the DateTime modules don't show up in the first 100 results for "Date" on that website: http://search.cpan.org/search?m=all&q=date&s=1&n=100 I think part of the solution to fix that is to have more contributions to the CPAN ratings system, and consider the ratings in the search results. Mark -- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Stosberg Principal Developer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Summersault, LLC 765-939-9301 ext 202 database driven websites . . . . . http://www.summersault.com/ . . . . . . . .
