Taking over broken subroutines??

[astaines]

There is an important issue which goes beyond Ovid's elegant solution. There should be a way to take over deceased modules. Text::CSV comes to mind. Is there any group who would be willing to arbitrate here? -- I would propose that a module could only be taken if the original developer does not reply for a certain period, say three months or six months. Is this a runner or are there insuperable copyright issues?

[adamk]

The [e-mail] team (mainly Brian Foy, Andreas and myself) have been handling this for years.

Module takeover is handled on a case by case basis, with the general standard being "A number of contact methods tried a number of times over a number of weeks".

You'll then be given co-maintainership.

If the original author returns, they retain control.

Often, they'll just hand you primary if you show an interest.

But this is a solved problem.