+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(a)gmail.com&gt; 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 &lt;abalashov(a)evaristesys.com&gt; > 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/enQtNDY1NDc5MzMwNDIzLWJlNTF… >> >> 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 >> >> Tel: +1-706-510-6800 / +1-800-250-5920 (toll-free) >> Web: http://www.evaristesys.com/, http://www.csrpswitch.com/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Kamailio (SER) - Users Mailing List >> sr-users(a)lists.kamailio.org >> https://lists.kamailio.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sr-users >> > _______________________________________________ > Kamailio (SER) - Users Mailing List > sr-users(a)lists.kamailio.org > https://lists.kamailio.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sr-users >

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