Re: Algorithm-SkipList

When I log in to PAUSE, it still shows it as owned by ADOPTME.

On 26/02/2021 10:12, Neil Bowers wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> TL;DR: I’ve transferred the first-come permissions on 
> Algorithm-SkipList to you.
>
> I’m one of the PAUSE admins.
>
>     I was surprised to see Algorithm-SkipList marked as owned by
>     ADOPTME in
>
>     PAUSE, which is not the case in MetaCPAN, where it is owned by Robert
>
>     Rothenburg (although it is marked for adoption, see
>
>     <https://metacpan.org/release/Algorithm-SkipList>).
>
>
> As Dan Book pointed out, when you search for a module on CPAN, by 
> default you’re shown the release that’s in the CPAN Index. Usually 
> that’s the most recent release, but it might not be (for example 
> developer releases don’t go in the index, and if the uploader didn’t 
> have any indexing permission(s), then it would also not be indexed). 
> And the person listed against it is the person who uploaded it.
>
>     What is the process for adoption, assuming that RRWO is amenable?
>
>
> Given it’s marked as ADOPTME, the process is that you ask the PAUSE 
> admins, and it’s polite to ask for the blessing of the previous owner 
> (and Robert has given that). If the distribution is depended on by a 
> lot of other CPAN modules, then we’ll consider whether you’re the 
> right person to take it on, or at least that you’re aware that 
> releasing a broken version could result in a cascade of failures. If 
> you hover over the bars next to the distribution name, you’ll see that 
> two distributions depend on this, which isn’t concerning.
>
> So I’ve transferred first-come from ADOPTME to you, for all the 
> modules in the distribution. Thanks for taking this on.
>
> Final point: when you submit requests like these, please include your 
> PAUSE id. I hope JGAMBLE was the right John Gamble? ;-)
>
> Cheers,
> Neil
>