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[p5sagit/p5-mst-13.2.git] / pod / perlmodlib.PL

diff --git a/pod/perlmodlib.PL b/pod/perlmodlib.PL
index e1ba87b..c47affc 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlmodlib.PL
+++ b/pod/perlmodlib.PL
@@ -580,6 +580,12 @@ If adding a new module to a set, follow the original author's
 standards for naming modules and the interface to methods in
 those modules.
 
+If developing modules for private internal or project specific use,
+that will never be released to the public, then you should ensure
+that their names will not clash with any future public module. You
+can do this either by using the reserved Local::* category or by
+using a category name that includes an underscore like Foo_Corp::*.
+
 To be portable each component of a module name should be limited to
 11 characters. If it might be used on MS-DOS then try to ensure each is
 unique in the first 8 characters. Nested modules make this easier.