Re: [Asterisk-Users] Linux Distribution for Asterisk server use

2005-07-05 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Mon, Jul 04, 2005 at 10:43:24PM -0400, Jeff Heath wrote: Anyway, at the user's group meetings their existed a friendly rivalry between the RedHat crowd and the Debian crowd, so I decided to try Debian. Couldn't get it to install. I really tried, even got some help from the Debian guys on

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Linux Distribution for Asterisk server use

2005-07-04 Thread steve
On Sun, 3 Jul 2005, Subhi S Hashwa wrote: Telephony is a critical system to a business, if your phone system is down your business is as good as dead. If it costs me £600 for OS with support for 3 years, it's a price worth paying in the grand scale of things. You're buying Xeon server,

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Linux Distribution for Asterisk server use

2005-07-04 Thread Jeff Heath
I needed to learn Linux for a project about 18 months ago, so I went down to a retail computer store and bought RedHat Linux. Installed with no problems, and I was up and playing around with it in about an hour. As I got more into it (and started breaking things) I needed some help. The help I

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Linux Distribution for Asterisk server use

2005-07-03 Thread Oliver Rath
Hi TWV, My question is about which Linux distribution to choose for Asterisk. (/me holds breath) OK, hopefully you’re still reading, because whatever you were thinking now, you’re thinking wrong! ;) Still, my question was not answered! Mainly because the same answer always came back: “Use

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Linux Distribution for Asterisk server use

2005-07-03 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
Hi On Sun, Jul 03, 2005 at 08:45:05AM +0200, TWV wrote: Hello, Disclaimer: I'm a Debian fan and also maintain a small Debian derivative distro specilized for Linux. My question is about which Linux distribution to choose for Asterisk. (/me holds breath) OK, hopefully you're still

RE : [Asterisk-Users] Linux Distribution for Asterisk server use

2005-07-03 Thread f6hqz-m
Tzafrir Cohen Envoyé : dimanche 3 juillet 2005 10:14 À : asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Objet : Re: [Asterisk-Users] Linux Distribution for Asterisk server use Hi On Sun, Jul 03, 2005 at 08:45:05AM +0200, TWV wrote: Hello, Disclaimer: I'm a Debian fan and also maintain a small Debian

Re: RE : [Asterisk-Users] Linux Distribution for Asterisk server use

2005-07-03 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Sun, Jul 03, 2005 at 11:01:44AM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi the list ! I totaly agree Tzafrir. I am an happy Debian user from a while now. I recommand to my friends to use Testing branch to have the latest packages (which are stable or near to be stable but usable). Asterisk is

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Linux Distribution for Asterisk server use

2005-07-03 Thread mattf
Hello, I would recommend Slackware mostly for it's streamlined, minimalist approach and history of stable distro releases. But with that said, the most important thing is building a custom streamlined Linux kernel no matter what distro you use. This can save you bootup time as well as speeding up

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Linux Distribution for Asterisk server use

2005-07-03 Thread Ariel Batista
Wow, I just want you to know I am and have been a Networks Engineer for many years. I started back when Novell was king for networks. Window and many others have come by and I have setup shop with them. I still manager and maintain several of my Clients Windows networks. Almost 3 years

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Linux Distribution for Asterisk server use

2005-07-03 Thread Scott Kamp
Hrmmm small simple easy to manage, and very clean minimal install - FreeBSD, if you want linux Id also say Debian On Sun, 2005-07-03 at 09:16 -0400, Ariel Batista wrote: Wow, I just want you to know I am and have been a Networks Engineer for many years. I started back when Novell was

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Linux Distribution for Asterisk server use

2005-07-03 Thread Jay Milk
Just my two cents... but with that ambitious deployment plan, you shouldn't ask about distros, but rather start interviewing some linux admins. If you're really planning on deploying all those machines on a platform foreign to you, the distro is a fraction of your battle. You'll need to

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Linux Distribution for Asterisk server use

2005-07-03 Thread Rich Adamson
My question is about which Linux distribution to choose for Asterisk. (/me holds breath) OK, hopefully youre still reading, because whatever you were thinking now, youre thinking wrong! ;) First of all, I want to make clear that I have read EVERY message and reply that I could

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Linux Distribution for Asterisk server use

2005-07-03 Thread Subhi S Hashwa
Quoting TWV [EMAIL PROTECTED]: My question is about which Linux distribution to choose for Asterisk. (/me holds breath) OK, hopefully you're still reading, because whatever you were thinking now, you're thinking wrong! ;) Your email is an excellent example on a well researched question a

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Linux Distribution for Asterisk server use

2005-07-03 Thread Andrew Kohlsmith
On Sunday 03 July 2005 02:45, TWV wrote: Still, my question was not answered! Mainly because the same answer always came back: Use the one you are most comfortable with. Well, I already knew that (linux is linux), but it doesn't apply to my situation at all! Then you don't understand or

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Linux Distribution for Asterisk server use

2005-07-03 Thread Michael Stahl
] Linux Distribution for Asterisk server use Hrmmm small simple easy to manage, and very clean minimal install - FreeBSD, if you want linux Id also say Debian On Sun, 2005-07-03 at 09:16 -0400, Ariel Batista wrote: Wow, I just want you to know I am and have been a Networks Engineer

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Linux Distribution for Asterisk server use

2005-07-03 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Sun, Jul 03, 2005 at 04:33:29PM +0100, Subhi S Hashwa wrote: Quoting TWV [EMAIL PROTECTED]: My question is about which Linux distribution to choose for Asterisk. (/me holds breath) OK, hopefully you're still reading, because whatever you were thinking now, you're thinking wrong! ;)

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Linux Distribution for Asterisk server use

2005-07-03 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Sun, Jul 03, 2005 at 01:02:08PM -0400, Michael Stahl wrote: I went with Fedora - great support and eas of use (because of Red Hat shared tools). So far so good! However so far relatively short supported life. Is Fedora Legacy showing enough signs of life to be an actual source of support?

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Linux Distribution for Asterisk server use

2005-07-03 Thread Subhi S Hashwa
Quoting Tzafrir Cohen [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Actually this is incorrect: Everybody can provide support for CentOS, Debian, Gentoo, Slackware, FreeBSD, or whatever. With RedHat or SuSE you're locked to a single vendor to provide maintinance. You're already locked in (to Digium) You're missing my

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Linux Distribution for Asterisk server use

2005-07-03 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Sun, Jul 03, 2005 at 08:06:13PM +0100, Subhi S Hashwa wrote: Quoting Tzafrir Cohen [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Actually this is incorrect: Everybody can provide support for CentOS, Debian, Gentoo, Slackware, FreeBSD, or whatever. With RedHat or SuSE you're locked to a single vendor to provide

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Linux Distribution for Asterisk server use

2005-07-03 Thread Andrew Kohlsmith
On Sunday 03 July 2005 15:06, Subhi S Hashwa wrote: In a business enviroment, you discovered an undocumented issue with XYZ I want to have the peace of mind and assurance that I woun't be stuck out in the cold waiting for a response from a mailing list or getting insults from someone on irc,

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Linux Distribution for Asterisk server use

2005-07-03 Thread Pavel Jezek
I like Mandrake/Mandriva linux (cooker) - it has asterisk cvs and other usefull stuff and addons for asterisk (icd, sccp,... ), all prepared as rpm packages and regularly updated ;-) PJ ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com