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That's an excellent idea! Now when people submitting requests to modules@perl.org complain that they want their pet module to have a short name cos it saves typing in their programs (at the expense of being meaningful in the global hierarchy) this can provide a solution.
It's also handy when a module changes its name — just change the
useline, and leave other references to the class alone.Re:Like It (Score:1)
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From the the point of view of having an official list of registered modules, quite possibly. But the process definitely is useful in moderating modules' names.
brian d foyin particular is good at spotting when a module has been submitted with an awkward name and suggesting a better one, and in general the suggestions are acted upon. That makes Cpan a more pleasant place for all of us.Reply to This
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