On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 10:11 AM, Jared Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 11:37 AM, Tod Hansmann <[email protected]>wrote: > >> That's why FreeSwitch >> exists, because Asterisk is architected pretty bad for long-term. >> > > > I think this more than a bit misleading -- FreeSWITCH was started by > several software developers who had been working on Asterisk, and wanted to > do something different. Sure, there were some architectural issues along > the way in Asterisk. That's OK, because there have been some architectural > issues along the way with FreeSWITCH as well. They're both software > platforms that are improving and evolving over time, and in generally > different directions. Asterisk is more focused on PBX-like features, and > FreeSWITCH is more focused on being a soft-switch. (My apologies to those > who haven't spent years of their lives in the VoIP/telecom world, I won't > bore you with the differences between a PBX and a soft-switch). Asterisk > also continues to be the dominant open source telephony engine. By some > estimates, as much as 18% of all new telephone systems being deployed in > North America are built on Asterisk. > > So please, use FreeSWITCH if you like it, or use Asterisk if you like it. > (I use both platforms both at work and at home, and am technically very > pleased with both of them.) But please don't continue to spread the same > lame propoganda that's been going around for entirely too long now. Both > platforms can stand on their own two feet, without the need for bashing the > other.
As I've watched this thread, I think I would make one further suggestion. If the original poster's friend is not really technical and their needs are not going to grow quickly, I think Tod's suggestion of a hosted solution is really a good way to go. OR, they should look at an appliance that doesn't take much skill to maintain or configure. I've heard first hand of very technical/skilled people spending a week or more on FreeSwitch/Asterisk and not getting done (either quitting and getting an appliance or spending another week to really get it functioning). If their needs are basic, a FreeSwitch/Asterisk path is probably overkill. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
