> -----Original Message-----
> From: Linda W [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 12:34 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: What to do about abandoned / unmaintained CPAN code?
>
>
>
> I was going through the Win:: modules and wanted to try a few, but
> got stuck when a basic one failed to work:
> Win32::API (http://cpan.uwinnipeg.ca/dist/Win32-API).
>
> It was last released over 3 years ago.
>
> The last time the author touched any of his modules was about
> three years ago.
>
> There Non of the bugs listed in rt.cpan.org are answered
> or addressed. There have been outstanding bugs on this module
> for almost 2 years (1st open filed June 25,2004).
>
> I tried the email address listed for the author, but it bounces.
>
> So how are modules pass on once their owners seem to have passed
> on CPAN?
>
> The author (Aldo Calpini) CPAN id=ACALPINI, also owns
> Lingua-IT-Conjugate
> Lingua-IT-Hyphenate
> Lingua-Stem-It
> Tie-AliasHash
> Win32-API
> Win32-Sound
> Win32Shortcut
> -----------
> All modules appear to be "stale". The latest released one,
> "Tie-AliasHash" was last touched June 26, 2003.
>
> So what is the procedure for dealing with abandoned modules? Are
> they put up for adoption or what?
Try a posting on perlmonks. He used to frequent that site ona regular basis.
Yves
