[Asterisk-biz] Re: Best stable asterisk release for SOHO for 35 users

[smbPBX]

Greg:
Can you point me to information that shows how to combine AstLinux and
PBXware on 45MB?
Thanks very.
smbPBX

On 11/1/05, Greg Boehnlein <damin at nacs.net> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 1 Nov 2005, Paul wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 1 Nov 2005, Greg Boehnlein wrote,
> >
> > >There are two things that I cannot find a way to customize via the
> > >xxxx_custom.conf files:
> >
> > >1. Inbound routing based on analog trunk: If I want to route calls
> coming
> > >in on zap/1 differently than zap/2 I have to modify extensions.conf
> > >directly (fake AMP out into thinking DID is available).
> >
> > >2. Override extensions dial plan: If I want to change the behavior of
> > >calls to an extension, I have to edit extensions.conf (or
> > >extensions_additional.conf) directly. Because asterisk sorts extensions
> in
> > >a context *before* it sorts included contexts, overrides in
> > >extensions_custom.conf have no affect.
> >
> > Greg,
>
> Don't attribute these issues to me. These were not posted by me.
>
> [Deleted]
>
> > Now look at it from another side. New users. When did you ever see the
> > wealth of new users, new pushes and new ideas flowing into Asterisk?
> >
> > Yes, it is a burden on the wiki's --- but less people fail to get their
> > first system up with A at H which breeds new life into the entire system.
> It
> > really can be used in a business environment. What stops it???
>
> Concerns about adding more and more software, the security implications of
> such and the long term stability of a solution like that.
>
> Look at AstLinux. It's 26 megs, runs from flash, and can run on something
> as small as a Gumstix. As a base OS for building a PBX, everything you
> could possibly need is available for you.
>
> Now.. would you like to argue the fact that more packages == more security
> holes? Think of it this way: PBXware and Astlinux can coexist in about 45
> megabytes of storage, running out of a Compact Flash and can be loaded in
> less than 5 minutes by just about anyone. It is a purpose designed system
> that is intentionally tight on footprint but doesn't sacrafice features.
> It's rock solid, well tested and you get support from commercial entities.
>
> As opposed to Asterisk @ Home, which requires that you install a full
> Centos install at (350+ megs) PLUS a development environment. I don't know
> about you, but I tend not to leave GCC and development libraries on
> production systems for my customers. Being that Asterisk has to be
> re-built on every platform that it is installed on would be cause for
> concern for me.
>
> > Please enlighten me where the combination of Cent OS 3.5, AMP, FOP,
> > Asterisk, Sugar and all required modules to have a full system working,
> slow
> > down Asterisk or cause a failure in a business environment.
>
> Where those features aren't required (90% of the installs I do) they are
> just wasted space and a ton of additional components that have to be
> managed for security and updates over the long-haul.
>
> > The only problem is the new beta. They based their new 2.0 beta on Cent
> 4
> > and too many changes / upgrades were introduced at once (mysql,
> phpmyadmin)
> > as we all have done in the past.
>
> Look.. I'm all in support of what the Asterisk At Home project is doing,
> and I encourage it. I just have a problem with people reccomending it to
> commercial users. Asterisk At Home is not something that I would even
> dream of deploying in a commercial environment (yet.. that may change as
> it matures). Just because you CAN do something it doesn't make it the
> right decision.
>
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smbPBX
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