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author | David Golden <dagolden@cpan.org> | 2015-02-01 09:08:58 -0500 |
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committer | David Golden <dagolden@cpan.org> | 2015-02-01 09:16:34 -0500 |
commit | 47fb2434438e67771e77bd3fb9733cd75cb7cf7d (patch) | |
tree | 95de311bf98a8c93fd9bd693bc0d3c3527485f67 | |
parent | 0fe81779109b4189535b0bc2e4cd2376048d9cbc (diff) | |
download | perl-47fb2434438e67771e77bd3fb9733cd75cb7cf7d.tar.gz |
perlmodstyle: point people to PrePAN, not modules list
This harmonizes perlmodstyle with the guidance on PAUSE for getting
feedback. Having new authors email modules@perl.org is not a good
use of PAUSE admin time.
-rw-r--r-- | pod/perlmodstyle.pod | 21 |
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/pod/perlmodstyle.pod b/pod/perlmodstyle.pod index d6111d059d..6f0cb96c12 100644 --- a/pod/perlmodstyle.pod +++ b/pod/perlmodstyle.pod @@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ Do one thing and do it well Choose an appropriate name +=item * + +Get feedback before publishing + =back =head2 The API @@ -240,11 +244,18 @@ hierarchy already exists under which you could place your module. =back -You should contact modules@perl.org to ask them about your module name -before publishing your module. You should also try to ask people who -are already familiar with the module's application domain and the CPAN -naming system. Authors of similar modules, or modules with similar -names, may be a good place to start. +=head2 Get feedback before publishing + +If you have never uploaded a module to CPAN before (and even if you have), +you are strongly encouraged to get feedback on L<PrePAN|http://prepan.org>. +PrePAN is a site dedicated to discussing ideas for CPAN modules with other +Perl developers and is a great resource for new (and experienced) Perl +developers. + +You should also try to get feedback from people who are already familiar +with the module's application domain and the CPAN naming system. Authors +of similar modules, or modules with similar names, may be a good place to +start, as are community sites like L<Perl Monks|http://www.perlmonks.org>. =head1 DESIGNING AND WRITING YOUR MODULE |