Adopt Randy Kobes's modules
This autumn, Randy Kobes, perhaps best known for the alternate CPAN web interface kobesearch, passed away.
If you care about one of the modules that he maintained, adopt it! Write to modules@perl.org to let one of the admins know that you'd like to be a maintainer.
I've updated his PAUSE account so I get his bug reports and so on, but I'm unlikely to do any maintenance on his modules unless I can merely apply the patch and release.
I'm the author of Mastering Perl, and the co-author of Learning Perl (6th Edition), Intermediate Perl, Programming Perl (4th Edition) and Effective Perl Programming (2nd Edition).
I think most of them are already maintained by someone else, like ExtUtils::Command and ExtUtils::Manifest. If not, let me know. Might be interested in on of them ;)
Is someone really maintaining those ExtUtils modules? That is, actually doing work rather than having a comaintainer bit? I don't see anything happening with them.
I saw this headline and I knew you had to be behind this post. Thanks for bringing attention to this brian. I didn't know Randy passed away, that sucks. I always use his search interface and always saw his name in the URL.
I'd very much like to maintain his Apache-GeoIP-1.99 module since I use it. I will tackle bug reports and the like as well as make sure it is good shape in Debian. Unless someone else is already doing this.
Warm regards,
Jeremiah
You are now the primary maintainer the Apache*::Geo* modules from Randy. Thanks :)
Brian: 3 specifics that I'll try to remember to write that list about:
1) The version of PPM we have there is the one that Strawberry Perl is stuck using (since we can't use AS's) - however, I've updated it since to fix a few bugs.
2) CPAN::SQLite is another module that Strawberry Perl uses, and I'd be willing to work with anybody else on it.
3) I'd like to adopt File::HomeDir::Win32 just so it can be backpan'ned. (you really want File::HomeDir::Windows, instead. ::Win32 needed deprecated.)
ISHIGAKI is now the primary maintainer for PPM::Make, so coordinate with him on anything that you want to do with that. I just pass permissions around. It's up to other people to coordinate the real work. :)
Adam Kennedy has shown interest in CPAN::SQLite and File::HomeDir:* (see the modules@ thread Modules I'm happy to take over/custodianship of). Talk to the people in that thread to coordinate work you want to do.
Good luck, :)