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(I started to write this as a comment to https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/17495#issuecomment-578757168, but figured it really belongs on list.) Lately we've pulled some previously cpan-upstream distros into core as "dual life" with blead upstream (IO, Tie::File). And we've also prepared at least one previously core-only module for dual life but haven't actually done a CPAN release (Findbin). In most of these cases we have code originally written in the early days of Perl 5. Their authors have in many cases retired from Perl -- or simply retired (or, in a few sad cases, died). We have to face the question: If we do make a module that ships with core dual-life, who does the dual-lifeing? Even if P5P as a whole takes responsibility for maintaining the module within core, we still need to recruit, train and evaluate people who will CPAN releasors for the various distros. Thank you very much. Jim KeenanThread Next