On Fri, Apr 26, 2002 at 01:11:51PM +0200, Andreas J. Koenig wrote:
> >>>>> 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.
Thank you!
> 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.
Ah yes. That goes a long way toward explaining why I couldn't find it.
> 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.
I think it would be helpful, then, to alter the FAQ to say that looking
in the module list isn't enough. I know I nearly ended up calling my
module HTML::Toc rather than HTML::GenToc because HTML::Toc was on CPAN
but not in the module list.
Thanks again.
Kathryn Andersen
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