Use FreeSWITCH !! Thats what you want on your winblows system, so suit yourself my friend.
Mitul On Dec 5, 2013 12:43 AM, "Ruddy Gbaguidi" <[email protected]> wrote: > I never tought this is become a Linux vs Windows fight. > We have been using asterisk on linux from a long time now and happy with > it. > But some of our customers who has windows in their environment want to use > our call center software we developed on top of asterisk. > So, the question was : > Did anybody ever tried to isolate the asterisk SIP server/module and make > it run under Windows ? > Since, asterisk 12 is using pjsip (which is cross platform already), I > tought it may be possible and wanted advices. > > I would love that every single customer switch to Linux and Ubuntu > tomorrow morning but at the moment, that's not the case. > > Thanks. > > Le 2013-12-04 11:31, Patrick Lists a écrit : > >> Probably feeding the trolls but here it goes. >> >> On 12/04/2013 04:19 PM, CDR wrote: >> Digium is 100% lost in the map. If they would come up with a Paid >> version of Asterisk, one that would use the .NET framework in Windows, >> something simple to install, they could go public on the product. >> >> IIRC Microsoft no longer invests in the .Net framework which makes it a >> bad idea for a product that would live for up to 10 years. Do you really >> want to bet your business/company that .Net will be there in 5 to 10 >> years? >> >> Linux has a very steep learning curve. A Windows application that >> would do exactly the same would be a home run. >> >> I find Linux easier than Windows. Installing a package on Linux or >> Windows is not the issue. How is a simple 'yum install asterisk' any >> more difficult than double clicking on it in Windows? It's what you do >> afterwards with the OS and package. Asterisk has a much steeper learning >> curve than either. It's easy to mess up the config and suffer the >> consequences if the box is Internet facing. Also, Windows has a terrible >> reputation when it comes to security. Why would anyone want to use >> Windows for an Internet facing service? There's a reason that Google, >> Facebook, Twitter and pretty much the rest of the world are powered by >> Linux and it's not only because it's cheaper. >> >> Just because you find Windows easier does not make it a good idea. >> >> Note: I am a Linux >> expert user, but it took me years to get here. And still, moving from >> regular RHEL 6.0 to Fedora 20 (RHEL 7) is a pain in the neck. >> >> There is probably a saying about people calling themselves experts and >> then complain about a move from EL6 to F20 which is puzzling by itself. >> >> The .NET >> framework and Windows server 2012 are miles away in terms of >> friendliness and on equal footing on performance. >> >> I have yet to see a large Telco or ITSP deploy their services on >> Windows. A while back I have seen some attempts. It was hilarious to >> hear that the servers had to be restarted every few hours. Performance >> totally sucked, components would crash and the solution was, even by >> telco standards, ridiculously expensive. So no, they are not on equal >> footing when it comes to performance (and other aspects). >> >> I don´t mean another >> slow cygwin port, I man a native Asterisk for windows. In fact, I >> would invest on the project if somebody wants to do it. >> >> If you really want to use Windows then have a look at FreeSWITCH as it's >> available on Windows too. Then there is also Lync and 3CX. Good luck >> keeping your Windows boxes from getting hacked with all the financial >> and other damage it would cause. >> >> Regards, >> Patrick >> > > -- > _____________________________________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: > http://www.asterisk.org/hello > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
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