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I --'ed nearly every single reply you made in this thread, and I'm going to explain why.

Both you and Fatvamp are completely missing the point of CPAN. CPAN isn't, nor should it be, a moderated list of modules. SourceForge, which is built on a very similar model, isn't moderated, either. I don't hear people bitching about it ...

Furthermore, I don't hear you or Fatvamp offering to take on the effort of moderating the submissions. If you were willing to go ahead and do this moderation, I would be willing to listen. Heck, I'd even donate¹ some of my time to that effort. Are you?

Until you are willing to do what Jarrko et al have done and donate 20-40 hours per week of your own time, you don't have the right to get on that soapbox and bitch up a storm.

Yeah, I'd love to have a place where I can go and know that every module has been vetted and tested and works perfectly. Except, none of my code would ever be there. But, my code² fills a niche that nothing else does. So, your perfect CPAN would have only the best of the best ... which means it won't fulfill most needs. Are you willing to put the time in to improve the software that people want, but isn't up to your standards? I know I have better things to do with my life, and I'd hope you would, too.

Remember - the entire of CPAN is donated to you, the user. You have never had to pay a penny for it. You get what you pay for.
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In reply to Re^4: The quantity vs. quality lesson by dragonchild
in thread The quantity vs. quality lesson by PetaMem

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