We've been building Asterisk 1.8 beta images and working out many of the issues with a new release. Some of the new features of Asterisk 1.8 require additional packages that do not yet exist in AstLinux. Each of those additional packages take up space. While some are great features, others may not be as widely used and won't be the focus.
Now that Lonnie has resolved an issue with the xmldoc parsing which was preventing CLI documentation in Asterisk from working, I'll build a new set of beta images that have Asterisk 1.8.0. These won't have Google integration, but you can certainly test out Asterisk 1.8.0 with at least as many features as Asterisk 1.4. Darrick On 10/23/2010 10:24 PM, Ionel Chila wrote: > Any chance the next Astlinux version will move to Asterisk 1.8 ? Just > curious.....The Google integration sounds really good..... Thanks and keep up > the work guys..... > > > Asterisk 1.8 Released with Support for Google Voice, Calendaring, and More > Open source telephony vendor Digium released the newest version of its popular > free VoIP software Asterisk today, and it's packed with more than 200 > enhancements, security updates, and new features -- including calendar > integration and support for Google Voice and Google Talk. Asterisk's fully- > featured PBX includes call waiting, hold and transfer, caller ID, and other > useful tools so it's a great option for small businesses that need to watch > costs. > Some of the notable new features in Asterisk 1.8 include: > Google Talk and Google Voice support -- Inbound and outbound support for > Google > Talk and Google Voice calling. >> Calendar integration -- Support for Microsoft Exchange, CalDav and iCalendar. >> Default de-noise for conference bridge calls -- Conference calls will sound >> clearer. >> Multicast RTP paging -- Extremely efficient and scalable method for handset >> paging. >> High-resolution timestamps for call data records (CDR) -- Carrier and >> enterprise >> users can track call times to the microsecond. > Asterisk 1.8 also includes support for additional codecs (including HD voice), > tools to change the pitch of callers voices for easier listening, and > PacketCable NCS 1.0 support that allows cable companies to create business > services for their customers. > Asterisk 1.8 is the first update since version 1.4 to be desginated as a Long > Term Support release so customers can count on four years of vendor support in > addition to the strong community assistance also available. The software is > licencensed under the GNU General Public License (GPLv2) and avaialable for > immediate download. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nokia and AT&T present the 2010 Calling All Innovators-North America contest Create new apps & games for the Nokia N8 for consumers in U.S. and Canada $10 million total in prizes - $4M cash, 500 devices, nearly $6M in marketing Develop with Nokia Qt SDK, Web Runtime, or Java and Publish to Ovi Store http://p.sf.net/sfu/nokia-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to pay...@krisk.org.
