Hi David, Your work and contributions have been and are much appreciated. It will most certainly be a challenge to live up to you and your tireless efforts and they will be missed. I am however very happy to hear than you will continue your work in other parts of the Perl toolchain.
Thank you! from a long time Module::Build user, jonasbn On 05/03/2011, at 21.43, David Golden <xda...@gmail.com> wrote: > Looking at BackPAN, my first Module::Build release was 0.33_01 in > June, 2009. Here are some highlights of what has happened since then: > > * Over 60 Module::Build tarballs -- most of them development > releases, admittedly > * Converted the Module::Build from Subversion to Git, attracting a > half-dozen or so new contributors > * Rigorous triage of the M::B RT queue -- every ticket was reviewed > to set the right severity and status > * About 70 RT tickets noted in Changes > * Updated release documentation and blead patching documentation > > Since then, my own use of Module::Build has declined, as much of my > need for it as an author has been replaced by Dist::Zilla toolkit. At > the same time, I've taken on additional responsibilities with P5P, > CPAN PAUSE administration, and other parts of the toolchain. > > Therefore, with the release of 0.3800, I am retiring as Module::Build > release manager. I will continue to contribute occasional patches, > particularly relating to any bugs uncovered in the new CPAN Meta Spec > v2 support added in 0.3800, but do not plan to release any more > tarballs to CPAN, short of a major flaw in 0.3800 requiring an > emergency fix. > > I encourage interested parties to speak up and volunteer to take on > the release manager role. > > Regards, > David Golden
