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Re^2: CPAN - wheat from the chaffby ptum (Priest) |
on Aug 21, 2006 at 14:13 UTC ( [id://568547]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
Heh. Except as I amended, the word 'chaff' is too harsh for most CPAN modules. As I am currently on a diet that encourages more complex grains, I suggested that the metaphor might be amended to 'separating the wheat from the quinoa' or perhaps even flax, teff, or brown rice. I kept meaning to get back to this topic, because I didn't think we ever reached a consensus on what to do (if anything). There was a lot of support for samtregar's Don't hamstring CPAN post which resisted any attempted ranking of modules for fear that such a system might stifle competition. So, as Inigo Montoya once said, "Let me sum up." There seemed to be considerable support for the following courses of action:
What do you think we should do?
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