Rather hasty I think. I think whatever version 1.2.X winds up on should be the most stable release of Asterisk, period.
Thanks, Steve Totaro http://www.asteriskhelpdesk.com KB3OPB > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:asterisk-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Olle E Johansson > Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 5:19 AM > To: Users Asterisk > Subject: [asterisk-users] * INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ASTERISK COMMUNITY - > PLEASEREAD NOW * > > Welcome to the Asterisk users community! > ---------------------------------------- > > Asterisk is the leading Open Source Telephony platform, > with support both for classical telephony and IP telephony. > Asterisk.org is a fast moving project. New code is added every > day. > > Our community is also growing fast and we're having a lot > of interaction, on the IRC and on the mailing lists. > > It's great to have you participating in this Open Source project > - building an Open Source PBX. Here are a few things to know and > remember while working with the project. > > Last week we had the annual AstriDevCon - the Asterisk Developer's > Conference. At that meeting, core developers and project members > meet to discuss current and future issues, new designs and - equally > important - get a chance to know each other behind the acronyms > in the bug tracker and on the IRC. We had a great week where we > got a lot of important things done, as you can see on the number of > changes that was done to Asterisk during that week. > > One decision that we took was to stop maintaining 1.2 as a current > release from August 1st 2007. At that date, we will move 1.2 of > Asterisk, > Asterisk-addons, libpri and zaptel to security maintenance status. > 1.4 will at that point be the recommended release. > > Between now and August 1st we will focus on fixing open issues > in 1.4 to make sure it's production quality code. Please help us with > that by answering questions quickly in the bug tracker, testing > and reporting issues. Together, we'll make sure that 1.4 becomes > a great product. > > Again, welcome to the Asterisk.org Open Source PBX Project! > > Meet you on the IRC channel, the bug tracker or > on the mailing list! > > /oej > > ** Asterisk European Events > > This week, I'll talk on the Open Source VoIP event in Utrecht, > Netherlands > http://www.mediaplaza.nl/mp.php/overheid/agenda/agenda.php?id=230 > > June 12th we have a Asterisk BOF at the VON Europe show in Stockholm > http://www.von.com/2007/springEurope_stockholm/html/ > confSchedule_gvsb1178630538.html#gvsb1178630538 > > > ** Asterisk version information > > At this moment we have three current versions of Asterisk, the > developer version and the release versions (1.2/1.4). The release > versions are distributed as .tar.gz archives on several servers. The > current released version of Asterisk is 1.2.18 for the 1.2 version > and 1.4.4 for the 1.4 version. The release version > is fixed, we are adding no new functions and only changes it > when bugs are fixed. > > The development version is to be used by people that can test > new functions and live with bugs and unexpected shortcomings. > The development version is branded 1.5 and will be the basis > for the next release version, version 1.6. > > There are also a lot of development branches in our subversion > repository, hosting new functionality developed for testing by > you, the Asterisk community. > > For more information about these, please visit > http://www.voip-forum.com/index.php?p=189&more=1 > > > ** The mailing list is growing > > Today, we propably have over 10,000 readers on the -users list. This > means that everything anyone write to this mailing list, is sent to > thousands of mailboxes that are already flowing over with messages. > That's why we all need to follow some simple rules on how to use > the mailing list and the other tools that are available. > > ** Think before sending a message, think twice > > I would like to stress the fact that you have to think before you send a > message to such a big list. Do *not* send out personal replies on the > list. > > If you offer services to someone, do *not* CC: or reply to the list, it > will annoy more potential customers than get you new customers. If you > send out a message by mistake, you don't have to apologize to all of us, > we understand you're embarassed. We will get more annoyed by your > apology than over your first message. > > And please do not send out "test" messages to the list. > > ** Try finding the answer first, then ask the list > > The Asterisk Wiki at http://www.voip-info.org is an important > knowledge base for the project. > > Go there to find your answer first, then search the mailing list > archives (Google or http://search.voip-forum.com) and then > go to the IRC channel. The IRC channel is populated with Asterisk gurus > around the clock (literally) and they'll help you move forward. > > * IRC info: http://www.asterisk.org/index.php?menu=support#irc > * There's many links to Asterisk web pages on the documentation > page at http://www.asterisk.org > * The Asterisk FAQ is found on the wiki > http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk+FAQ > * The Asterisk documentation project (which needs your help) > is at http://www.asteriskdocs.org > You can download their new book from the web site or buy > it from the bookstore. > * Asterisk Daily news is at > http://www.sineapps.com/news.php > > Finally, if you don't find the answer elsewhere, try the list. > > ** Mailing lists > For developers, there is a developer's list, asterisk-dev. > Do not use this list as a secondary support line if you do > not get an answer on the -users list. It is meant for developer > discussions, not advanced support. If you need answers, there > is a better chance that you will get help on the irc channel. > > For BSD users (FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD and OS/X) there's a > list called asterisk-bsd. There is also a business list > for those that want to ask for commercial services and > inform their community about new services (asterisk-biz). > > You'll find all lists on http://lists.digium.com, which is the > site where you manage your subscription to this list as well. > > Please, do not crosspost the same message to multiple mailing > lists. It will not help you, it will only add to the mail flow > and get people that read both lists irritated. If you are > unsure which list to use, send only to the -users list. > > Make sure that you remove unnecessary text when you reply, > to make it easy to browse the mailing list quickly. And please > do not send HTML mail to a mailing list. > > ** Reporting bugs > > If you think you have found a bug, report it. We need bug reports. > Read this document http://www.digium.com/bugtracker.html and then > go to the bugtracker http://bugs.digium.com to file a report. > If you are unsure, find a bug marshal on the IRC channel to help > you. They're appointed to support you with how to handle bugs. > > Please check the bugtracker thoroughly before posting a new bug; > often, your bug or feature already exists but is simply slowly > making it's way through the system. Duplicate reports slow things > down for everyone, so please spend a few minutes searching first. > > The bug tracker is also a place where you add your contribution > to Asterisk. If you have coded extra functionality, make sure you > give it back to the project so it can be added to the code base. > This is how Asterisk grows, free contributions and consultants > that are paid to add functionality on a case by case basis. > > ** Be a community member - contribute! > The Asterisk software growth is very much based on user contributions. > That's really how we all pay for the software - and get revenue back. > If you develop custom functionality, you can rest assured that there > is someone out there that wants it, needs it and will be helped by it. > > Don't forget to contribute. Open Source is both giving and taking. > The financial model behind it all is really cooperative in some way. > As one member to the community said to a contractor: > "Hey, I'm paying you to deliver code to me, then I'm giving it > away to the community. How did this happen?" > It's the Open Source business model. And if it didn't work, we > wouldn't have a lot of the software platforms that we all use > in our business systems - Linux, Apache, MySQL, PostgreSQL and > Asterisk. > > ** Remember: It's Open Source, it's voluntary > Asterisk.org is a Open Source project. This means you can't demand > help from community members, nor demand new functions or support. > However, there are many individuals and companies out there that are > offering services based on Asterisk, from VoIP service providers to > consultants all over the world. > > Of course, this is also part of Digium's business, so you have > plenty of help if your willing to pay. Digium is to be found at > http://www.digium.com. Service providers and consultants are > listed on the wiki, where you'll find companies all over the globe > that are willing to set up your PBX, provide training and get you > connected to either the PSTN or the growing telephony network on the > Internet. > > * See http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk%20consultants > * For training, see http://edvina.net/training > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > PS. This message will be sent regularly. If you have any > corrections or additional information that needs to be > included, mail me * off list *. 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