On Thursday 03 July 2008 16:38:55 Rick Fisk wrote:
> People use CPAN to solve a particular problem. They don't go looking to
> download packages merely because they exist or are popular so I don't
> see a parallel between CPAN and Cnet.
>
> The idea of displaying download rates in my view is not
People use CPAN to solve a particular problem. They don't go looking to
download packages merely because they exist or are popular so I don't
see a parallel between CPAN and Cnet.
The idea of displaying download rates in my view is not to create a
popularity contest but to give the consumer a