On Oct 9, 2009, at 2:41 AM, Gabriel Gunderson wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 12:08 AM, Michael Collins
> <
msc@freeswitch.org> wrote:
>> Thanks for reporting back. Please let all the Asterisk users know
>> that they
>> are welcome to join us in #freeswitch on
irc.freenode.net and that
>> they will
>> not be abused like people do in other less friendly IRC channels.
>
> Funny you mention this. Many people report that the way the FS
> community refers to Asterisk in docs/wikis/irc/whatever makes the FS
> camp seem *less* welcoming to them. After all, they identify as
> Asterisk Users and take the criticism as being kinda harsh. Most of
> them acknowledge the shortcomings of Asterisk but are put off when
> someone else points them out. It's crazy, I know. The thing is, I
> remember thinking that too. After getting to know FS better, I didn't
> notice it as much. Nobody likes to hear their baby is ugly --even if
> they know it is.
>
> At our session, and in general, I've noticed people are more
> interested in hearing about FS when you don't make direct comparisons
> to Asterisk. Besides, FS stands on it's own merit.
>
> Just what I've observed *and* my 2 additional cents.
