Maintain Packages

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Hello I am willing to start maintaining a module or even a Perl package or
library, so I would like to ask you all about the best way to start. I know
that participating in mailing lists is a good way, but I am also asking
about your experience and if there is someone who has a package and is
looking for a maintainer or co maintainer. My experience using Perl is not
too long but that is why I am looking or it. I will appreciate each of your
answers, thank you very much for your time writing down your experience.

Have a very nice day.

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Re: Maintain Packages

On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 09:54:49AM +0200, Francisco Rivas wrote:

> Hello I am willing to start maintaining a module or even a Perl package or
> library, so I would like to ask you all about the best way to start. I know
> that participating in mailing lists is a good way, but I am also asking
> about your experience and if there is someone who has a package and is
> looking for a maintainer or co maintainer. My experience using Perl is not
> too long but that is why I am looking or it. I will appreciate each of your
> answers, thank you very much for your time writing down your experience.

I suggest asking the same question on the module-authors list
(http://lists.perl.org/list/module-authors.html) and also your local(ish)
perl-mongers list. I think there are many module authors who would be happy
to have help, moving on to co-maintainership and even full maintainership when
they are happy that you could manage that. Or if you have some modules that
you like or are familiar with, you could ask the author directly. Finding
something from RT and sending in a patch for it would be a very good
introduction.

Thanks for being willing to give back.

Good luck!

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http://www.pjcj.net

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Thank you very very much for all the answers. You, all, addressed me to the
right direction I knew it from the beginning. Have a very nice day.

2011/9/20 Paul Johnson

> On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 09:54:49AM +0200, Francisco Rivas wrote:
>
> > Hello I am willing to start maintaining a module or even a Perl package
> or
> > library, so I would like to ask you all about the best way to start. I
> know
> > that participating in mailing lists is a good way, but I am also asking
> > about your experience and if there is someone who has a package and is
> > looking for a maintainer or co maintainer. My experience using Perl is
> not
> > too long but that is why I am looking or it. I will appreciate each of
> your
> > answers, thank you very much for your time writing down your experience.
>
> I suggest asking the same question on the module-authors list
> (http://lists.perl.org/list/module-authors.html) and also your local(ish)
> perl-mongers list. I think there are many module authors who would be
> happy
> to have help, moving on to co-maintainership and even full maintainership
> when
> they are happy that you could manage that. Or if you have some modules
> that
> you like or are familiar with, you could ask the author directly. Finding
> something from RT and sending in a patch for it would be a very good
> introduction.
>
> Thanks for being willing to give back.
>
> Good luck!
>
> --
> Paul Johnson - paul@pjcj.net
> http://www.pjcj.net
>

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Re: Maintain Packages

Hi Francisco,

>Hello I am willing to start maintaining a module or even a Perl package =
or
>library, so I would like to ask you all about the best way to start. I k=
now
>that participating in mailing lists is a good way, but I am also asking
>about your experience and if there is someone who has a package and is
>looking for a maintainer or co maintainer. My experience using Perl is n=
ot
>too long but that is why I am looking or it. I will appreciate each of y=
our
>answers, thank you very much for your time writing down your experience.
>
>Have a very nice day.

I think these guys would appreciate some help: http://marcel-maint.github=
..com
And I am always looking for people to work with; https://github.com/trapd=
00r

But I think the best way (for your learning experience, and for the peopl=
e you'd
want to help) is to find something that you're interested in, and break i=
t. Then
you can either fix it or bring attention to the issue at hands. No matter=
how
much testing you do, there's *always* stuff that'll break.

Not only is it easier to learn when you do something you enjoy doing, but=
just
talking about it with someone who knows exactly what you're talking about=
helps
a lot.

Idling in one of the Perl irc channels (freenode, irc.perl.org) might als=
o be
a good idea.

Cheers,

--=20
â”=82 Magnus Woldrich
â”=82 m@japh.se
â”=82 http://japh.se

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Thank you very very much for all the answers. You, all, addressed me to the
right direction I knew it from the beginning. Have a very nice day.

2011/9/20 Paul Johnson

> On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 09:54:49AM +0200, Francisco Rivas wrote:
>
> > Hello I am willing to start maintaining a module or even a Perl package
> or
> > library, so I would like to ask you all about the best way to start. I
> know
> > that participating in mailing lists is a good way, but I am also asking
> > about your experience and if there is someone who has a package and is
> > looking for a maintainer or co maintainer. My experience using Perl is
> not
> > too long but that is why I am looking or it. I will appreciate each of
> your
> > answers, thank you very much for your time writing down your experience.
>
> I suggest asking the same question on the module-authors list
> (http://lists.perl.org/list/module-authors.html) and also your local(ish)
> perl-mongers list. I think there are many module authors who would be
> happy
> to have help, moving on to co-maintainership and even full maintainership
> when
> they are happy that you could manage that. Or if you have some modules
> that
> you like or are familiar with, you could ask the author directly. Finding
> something from RT and sending in a patch for it would be a very good
> introduction.
>
> Thanks for being willing to give back.
>
> Good luck!
>
> --
> Paul Johnson - paul@pjcj.net
> http://www.pjcj.net
>

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Thank you very much, I am reading it right now.

Have a very nice day.

2011/9/20 Magnus Woldrich

> Hi Francisco,
>
> Hello I am willing to start maintaining a module or even a Perl package =
or
>> library, so I would like to ask you all about the best way to start. I
>> know
>> that participating in mailing lists is a good way, but I am also asking
>> about your experience and if there is someone who has a package and is
>> looking for a maintainer or co maintainer. My experience using Perl is n=
ot
>> too long but that is why I am looking or it. I will appreciate each of
>> your
>> answers, thank you very much for your time writing down your experience.
>>
>> Have a very nice day.
>>
>
> I think these guys would appreciate some help:
> http://marcel-maint.github.com
> And I am always looking for people to work with;
> https://github.com/trapd00r
>
> But I think the best way (for your learning experience, and for the peopl=
e
> you'd
> want to help) is to find something that you're interested in, and break i=
t.
> Then
> you can either fix it or bring attention to the issue at hands. No matter
> how
> much testing you do, there's *always* stuff that'll break.
>
> Not only is it easier to learn when you do something you enjoy doing, but
> just
> talking about it with someone who knows exactly what you're talking about
> helps
> a lot.
>
> Idling in one of the Perl irc channels (freenode, irc.perl.org) might als=
o
> be
> a good idea.
>
> Cheers,
>
> --
> â”=82 Magnus Woldrich
> â”=82 m@japh.se
> â”=82 http://japh.se
>
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