[SR-Users] Kamailio Slack channel

[Joel Serrano]

+1. I love the idea. Might work, might not, for me personally I can tell
you already it 100% works.

Thanks guys for taking the initiative!



On Thu, Oct 25, 2018 at 8:38 AM David Villasmil <
david.villasmil.work at gmail.com> wrote:

> That's a great idea, though i doubt it'll get much traction... be right in!
>
> On Thu, Oct 25, 2018, 16:29 Alex Balashov <abalashov at evaristesys.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>
>> --
>> Alex Balashov | Principal | Evariste Systems LLC
>>
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