[Asterisk-Users] * INSTRUCTIONS

[Anon]

On Friday 23 April 2004 07:55 am, tmpm wrote:
> Might I humbly request someone, somewhere in the community establish a
> "dummies guide to asterisk" kind of site, that explains in detail what the
> cryptic scripts actually do, line by line.
> The Wiki is helpful, but unless you were in on the movie from the first
> part, the scene discussions are moot.
>
> I know it's a hard stretch for a lot of you who are experts at this, to
> accommodate the new users.
> Some explanations as to what each line IS and what it does might be
> helpful...man, IF I could get mine working (and its for lack of time
> presently, Im sure the scripts Ive been sent will eventually work) I'd be
> happy to write something to help people get a simple solution to get it
> talking so they would be interested in exploring further....to look at the
> test scripts, is a exercise in futility (IMHO). I dont say this lightly, I
> worked commercial switches and SS7 for years...but Im still going DUH....Im
> sure Ill eventually master it, but I sincerely believe we need some real *
> 101 instructional stuff....one of these days Im sure the light will switch
> on, and I'll say I wonder how I didn't get it, just like you are in that
> position now.
>
> This is NOT a criticism, please dont take it that way...its merely a
> suggestion for easing the transition into understanding, and thus sparking
> interest in further exploration and hopefully a greater user base.
As a not-quite-so-newbie on the brink of understanding the hugeness of 
Asterisk, I am greatly compelled to agree with everything written above.

BTW - I contributed to the Wikki on more than a few occasions when I _finally_ 
had an epiphany understanding Asterisk, and I plan to do so more in the 
future.

Anon