[asterisk-users] Asterisk GUI

[Senad Jordanovic]

> 
> For example, a user could post a message to the list asking "I'm new
> to Linux and Asterisk. Should edit my dialplan by hand, use FreePBX,
> or buy a commercial solution?" Imagine the response as you tried to
> convince them to buy PBXWare, FreePBX users try to convince them that
> they should start out using FreePBX, and others go on about how hand
> coding a dialplan is the one-true-wayR to learn Asterisk. Generally,
> the original poster is just looking to get everyone stirred up over
> nothing.       
> 
> In other words, Paul's original post of "GUI bad! CLI good!" was just
> the sort of post that is going to get folks fired up re-re-restarting
> the age-old discussion of which is better: CLI or GUI. Basically, it
> could be like posting any of the following:   
> 
> - Which is better: emacs or vi?
> - Which linux distribution is the best?
> - Which is better: Macs or Windows?
> 
> All of these questions share the following:
> 
> 1.) They have no right answer (macs are better for some, Windows for
> others, and linux for others still, not to mention OS/2, BSD, etc) 
> 2.) People on the various sides of the debate have extremely strong
> feelings on the matter 
> 3.) Nobody is likely to be convinced that the other side is right and
> that they are wrong. 
> 4.) They have all been discussed thousands of times before, and
> nothing new is likely to be said on the matter. 
> 5.) The only purpose served by the discussion, due to the reasons
> above, is to clutter up the mailing list. 
> 6.) Any discussion thread regarding these sorts of topics is best
> avoided. 
> 
> For a more thorough description of an internet troll, see the
> following wikipedia article:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_%
> 28internet%29 
> 
> In other words, if you see a post that is just going to result in a
> re-rehashing of the last rehash of a specific subject, just hit the
> delete key instead of clogging up the mailing list with yet another
> thread on whether a GUI or a CLI is better. (for example).   
> 
> In Paul's defense, it looked to me like his original post was simply
> a joke that was misunderstood. (I thought it was funny, anyway) 
> 
> I suppose I should take my own advice on this one, but sometimes I
> guess we all just can't resist. <grin> 
> 
> Tom

Tom .... Thanks for your prompt and excellent response...

Regards,

Senad