Michael Collins wrote:
Of course, you should take this with a grain of salt since I tried [EMAIL
PROTECTED]
(now TrixBox) for a total of 2 weeks before gutting it. Now, I just
use
my own GUI for everything from graphical setup to scripting.
There is nothing wrong with starting out with Trixbox. I still use it
because I like the Linux distro (CentOS) and I like the fact that it
sets up lots of stuff that I don't have to bother with. I used Trixbox
to learn a lot about how to use Asterisk, then I went back and did a
clean install on a separate machine to learn about setting up and
installing Asterisk. For me, having a working system first, playing
with it, breaking it, etc. was very useful because it gave me
perspective when setting up a system from scratch. Now I actually have
two systems to play with: one Trixbox and one scratch * install. (I get
the best of both worlds, but I have nothing in production just yet.
I'll decide later which way to go once I'm doing playing with my two
'sandboxes.')
Bottom line is this: you need to start somewhere. Would you rather
start by using a working system or by building from the ground up?
Neither way is perfect for everyone. If you have the luxury of doing
both then I can highly recommend it - each method has taught me valuable
lessons that the other method didn't.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] was very nice so I can only assume that TrixBox is great.
An associate of mine (whom got me interested in Asterisk) sells
TrixBox systems like they're going out of style.
I was merely relaying my own experience and agree with you that no way
is ever perfect and the more choices we have, the better.
Personally, I tend to learn new concepts better if I build a solid
foundation of the basics first so starting with a bare asterisk install
ended up working better for me.
--
Warm Regards,
Lee
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