On Thu, Nov 18, 2004 at 09:42:38AM -0000, Lyle Hopkins wrote: > >It's not actually a new idea, but it does need someone with time and > >enthusiasm to work on it. There's actually a mailing list for it already: > > > >http://lists.perl.org/showlist.cgi?name=perl-dist > > I don't have hardly any time for anything at the moment, but if I did I have > a few questions:- > > A) How much work a week would it need (hours)?
Probably more than you might think. Depends on what you're trying to accomplish and how much of it you can automate or pass off to the user. > B) Would it be endorsed by ActiveState? They already have their own distribution so I don't see how it would be in their interest to do so. > C) Would I be able to promote my sites and services along with the > distribution? If its your distribution made and maintained by you, yes. That's perfectly compatible with the licensing of most CPAN modules. If you expect anyone else to help out without getting paid, no. > D) Any more details? People have tried this idea over and over and over again and have largely gotten no where with it. It usually all falls apart when they try to decide which XML parser to include. Beware the quagmire you're walking into. -- Michael G Schwern [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pobox.com/~schwern/ I am forever changed by their dopeness.
