[asterisk-users] Why does everyone seem to dislike *now?

[randulo]

Hi Jim,

FWIW we'll be talking about AsteriskNow among other things on the VOIP
Users Conference this Friday at 12:30 PM. If you can't listen or phone
in live, you can check out the archive recordings later:

http://www.VoipUsersConference.org

http://www.VoipUsersConference.org/topics.php - agenda (and listen/download)

http://www.VoipUsersConference.org/astusers.htm - play in Flash player

On a personal note, I might have been interested in experiencing *now,
but you need to have an available, "trashable" piece of hardware to
use it AFAIK. If I'm wrong, I'll find out from whoever is around from
Digium to talk about the subject Friday.

Randy

On 9/17/07, Jim Canfield <jcanfield at tshmail.com> wrote:
>
>  Greetings,
>
>  Last week I began researching Asterisk for the first time. I did what most
> noobs would do; downloaded an image that seemed simple and straightforward
> and had some credibility (*now).  I also downloaded the TFOT version 1 as a
> guide.
>
>  As questions arose, I tossed a few out in #asterisckNOW channel..and found
> it to be a ghost town.  Only later did i start to ask a few quesions in
> #asterisk...my biggest mistake was mentioning *now and I was quickly marked
> as the GUI idiot.  Not entirely untrue at this point but not helpful for
> someone who is getting started.
>
>  Here are my first impressions:
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> The Devs have spent a LOT of time on *now and seem to be doing a fantastic
> job.
> *now is not just a GUI...it's a complete base/reference system - I like that
> the MOST.
> *now is a great starting point for someone new (Me).
> *now needs documentation!  I know it's in beta, but having links to a down
> site, is not cool. (Sign me up for help if needed).
> *now could be more geared for use as a universal tool.  The default contexts
> and files were quickly replaced with more standard configs.
> *now could be very helpful in tracking issues with links to "Report a
> problem" or search the WIKI from the app.
>  I understand the tendency to love the CLI, but I honestly think there a
> place for a GUI in Asterisk. How many of us still use the mysql CLI? I can't
> expect my helpdesk guy to know emacs or vi just to add a user.
>
>  Curiously,
>
>  jc
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