[asterisk-biz] 4PSA VoipNow 1.4 demo - some explanations

[Paul]

Stephen Cohen wrote:

> The Girl is pretty and very erotic and that is wonderful.
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I didn't see it as an attempt to use sex appeal to sell. I see it as a
demo of an office worker installing the product. Many women would be
able to identify with her in that regard.

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> Now for the product, what makes this product so special?   I really
> don't get it.
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> I have to admit that Asterisk and its dial plans are not easy for
> someone doing it for the first time. 
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> Trixbox and Asterisknow are both easy to install.    In fact, My 12
> year old installed Trixbox on his computer.   Believe me, my kid is no
> genius and if he can do it anyone can do it.
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Does your 12 year old understand the telephony needs of the typical
business?

> Both of those products work just fine and they are both OPEN SOURCE
> with TONS of help from a large Asterisk community.
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> I know that programmers hate "Open Source" because it in some cases it
> cuts into their income.  
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Wrong. With commercial software I often have to buy some kind of
"developer kit" to extend or modify it. Because I don't have full
source, I am often still limited. With open source the customer is not
paying for that or many hours spent reverse engineering a commercial
product.

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> I remember when Asterisk was really hard to learn and make it work.  I
> also remember when SER Server took me two weeks to get online but
> those days are GONE.  Today, I am running 347 systems using Asterisk
> with customers all around the world.   
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> Just what does this product offer that Trixbox and/or Asterisknow
> either or both don't  offer?   Is this product FREE or is there a charge?
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> Please inform me.
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