Chapter 10. Asterisk for the
Über-Geek
The first ninety
percent of the task takes ninety percent of the time, and the last
ten percent takes the other ninety percent.
The Ninety:Ten Rule
The toughest part of writing this book was not
finding things to write about, but rather deciding what we would
not be able to write about. Now that we've covered the basics, you
are ready to be told the truth: we have not taught you anywhere
near all that there is to know about Asterisk. Well, okay, perhaps
five percent, but likely less.
Now please understand, this is not because we
didn't want to give you our very best; it's merely because Asterisk
is, well, limitless (or so we believe).
In this chapter, we want to give you a taste of
some of the wonders Asterisk holds in store for you. Pretty nearly
every section in this chapter could become a book in itself (and
they will become books, if
Asterisk succeeds in the way we think it is going to).
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