CPAN6

CPAN6 is a follow-up study for CPAN, Perl5's module archive, as a way to distribute released material. There is no commitment to introduce this design as way to distribute Perl5, Perl6 or Parrot material in the future: first the implementation will get evaluated.

The main differences between CPAN and CPAN6 are:

• it creates any amount of archives and helps you maintain them, where CPAN is only one archive,
• it is not limited to perl5 use—it can be used for any collection of data, software or even pictures or documents
• it adds trust in publisher and security during transport, and
• it keeps track on license and copyright issues.

Other notable CPAN6 features:

• CPAN6 allows games with archives: automatic mirror discovery, sub-setting (like CPAN-mini), searching
• release under embargo
• powerful archive administration rules
• It can be used to simplify the administrative tasks of ftp-server maintainers.
• It can be used to organize internal distribution for companies and other organization.

Development

• CPAN6 Project home page: (http://cpan6.org/).

Status

• CPAN6 was launched during YAPC::EU 2006, and shown at YAPC::EU 2007.
• CPAN6 components are getting released,
• XML::Compile, and strict XML-Schema processor
• XML::Compile::SOAP, a SOAP::Lite replacement
• XML::Compile::SOAP::Daemon, a SOAP server
• Log::Report, combining translations with an exception mechamism
• Log::Report::View
• CPAN6 specific modules are not released yet, but a lot of progress has been made.