Re: Pirate upload by ETHER in Params-Util

[email protected] (Jens Rehsack) Wed, 6 May 2026 11:50:15 +0200
Newsgroups	perl.modules,perl.modules
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Hi Neil,

thanks for coming back to that.

I will do both: first write ETHER a mail, polite but clear. And as second, contact the MetaCPAN people.
As I was supposed that there is an indexing issue, I contacted PAUSE Admins first (and NEILB was displayed by PAUSE as the available admin).

And regarding the Block: I would really be happy if hijacking someone else namespace (even with DEV-Releases) isn't possible without COMAINT. And I would be always happy to add someone as COMAINT, when this person respects the service quality of a module and not just "it's own particular bug regardless everyone else". I do not really want an ETHER poster at anyones wall with "Must prevented to disturb Jens" :)

Cheers,
Jens

PS: Seems a lot of people changed their primary email addresses ...

> Am 06.05.2026 um 11:40 schrieb Neil Bowers <[email protected]>:
> 
> Hi Jens,
>   There isn't a documented policy related to doing developer releases of someone else's distribution. I've done this a few times in the past, but always checking with the author first that they're happy for me to do that.
>   I'll discuss this with other admins, but if the PAUSE Operation Model is updated, it would likely be to say that it's good manners to check with the people who have indexing permissions, and particularly those who've done recent releases.
>   Have you contacted ETHER directly to say that you're not happy for her to do this? If not, then I suggest a polite email asking her to (a) delete the recent upload, and (b) not do it again. That puts you in a stronger position if she does it again. You could also ask her if there's a bug she was trying to address, which you could then address in your own releases. Being polite and trying find out what problem someone else is trying to address, often helps diffuse a situation, I've found.
>   You requested "A standing block preventing ETHER from uploading into any namespace I own". There is no mechanism for that, and I don't see us adding one.
>   Due to the way PAUSE handles indexing permissions, the real problem here seems to be MetaCPAN related, so maybe you could have a chat with that team?
>   Cheers,
> Neil
>
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