[SR-Users] Kamailio Slack channel

[Alex Balashov]

Hi,

I'd like to submit for the community's consideration the idea of having
a Kamailio Slack channel.

Emmanuel Schmidbauer took the initiative to create one:

   https://kamailio.slack.com/

   The sign-in link is: https://join.slack.com/t/kamailio/shared_invite/enQtNDY1NDc5MzMwNDIzLWJlNTFhYmYwOWE4ODcyZmM3OWYyMjEwYmRjMDg3YjU0NTU5YjNkZDdlNTM4NTFmYzYyMmE1YzQxNzNmZDAxNjA

I for one think this is a good idea and, even if it doesn't ultimately
get traction, it should be seriously considered by all.

Yes, I am aware of the open-source-purist objection to Slack; it is
proprietary and perceived to be a "walled garden" of sorts. Furthermore,
for those of us who have been on the Internet and involved in technology
for a significant amount of time, the irony is not lost that it is
little more than a packaging of the "IRC" experience in the bloated form
of a modern JavaScript application. 

I am also very reluctant to contribute in any way to the Balkanisation
or fracturing of project-related communication channels. That thought
gives me no comfort. These are all concerns of which I'm mindful.

Nevertheless:

- A great deal of professional real-time messaging and communication in
  many organisations has moved to Slack. This is also true of our
  company, and most companies we work with. Thus, a Slack channel for
  Kamailio would be highly complementary to a platform many other people
  are already using.

- Slack provides a polished and cohesive user experience, which is why
  it has become so popular. There are clients for every platform, and a
  seamless user experience that is also highly compatible with mobile
  and tablet.

  One can shoehorn IRC into these media, but it clearly is not designed
  for them.

- There are already lots of open-source discussion channels and
  developer forums on Slack.

- Slack's inline Markdown and other conveniences make it _much_ easier
  to have discussions about code, configurations, etc., since it is easy
  to insert inline monospace and multiline blobs, attachments, etc. This
  is what inspired my switch to it.

- A lot of people positioned within the current wave of thinking about
  IT and technology, and thus a big part of our candidate user base, 
  have never used IRC.

Anyway, for those interested, I propose that you join Emmanuel and I.
Let's see how it works out?

-- Alex

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