[Asterisk-Users] asterisk management interface

[Senad Jordanovic]

asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com wrote:
> 2006/5/8, Senad Jordanovic <senad at bicom.us>:
>>> Why would you need to create your own?
>> 
>> Many reasons:
>> 
>> 1. not relying on already busy open source developers
> 
> Free projects are getting better that closed ones because the
> programmers don't need to re-invent the weel. Yo don't need to relay
> on another developper. You can become one of them and introduce
> improvements like them instead of starting from the beginning.

Do not agree with you because the "base" of the software can be very very 
difficult (if not impossible) to change hence creating more problems.

> 
> If they don't accept your improvements, you can start a fork. It
> always will be better than starting from nothing and dealing with
> problems that are already solved.

Yap...

> 
>> 2. creating something that you can possibly offer as your own
>> commercial offering
> 
> You can make commercial offerings with open source/gpl software. If
> you don't beleave this, look at Digium and many others.

Absolutely...

> 
>> 3. have it designed exactly they way you want it from ground up
> 
> If you think you have a better idea than the other projects that do
> the same thing (amp in example), and you think they can't be modified
> for implementing your idea, I think it may be a good reasong from
> starting a new project.

I wish I had time for a hobby like that :)

> 
>> 4. have a lot fun with it (and headaches :) )
> 
> You also can have fun colaborating with other people.

Sure thing...

Senad