[Asterisk-Users] Grandstream Bugetone 101 & mwi

[Brian Capouch]

dean collins wrote:

> 
> In addition I currently have a $2,000 bounty for a video version of
> Meetme and haven't had a single person even reply to take up the
> challenge.
> 
> How much more encouragement do you need?
> 

One of the hardest things for traditional enterprise types to understand 
about Open Source is that the methodology seems to run counter to the 
notion that "everyone has his price."

OS programmers tend to be more motivated by the intrinsic 
interestingness of a given piece of functionality than by someone else 
waving $$ in front of their eyes.  This tendency seems verified by your 
complaint.

Hopefully soon the wider capitalistic market will kick into gear, and 
the possibility of selling a lot of books will motivate people to write 
the documentation that you seek.  In the interim, no amount of criticism 
of the Asterisk community (such as the remark that elicited my initial 
response) is likely to get you much beyond being in people's doghouses 
for your lack of tact.

I know of several such efforts that are currently underway.  The results 
should start becoming available in the near future.

B.