[Asterisk-Dev] Petition for IAX firmware

[Jeremy McNamara]

Wai Wu wrote:

> Just find out this thread. My question is. If companies like Sipura 
> already makes SIP (which can work with *), why do they want to add 
> support for IAX. After all, that's extra resource they have to spend 
> to get that done. I have no doubt what you guys talking will work; but 
> does adding IAX support makes business sense for them?
>

Nobody says they have to do the development themselves or even support 
it when it comes out.  They can work with one of the many available 
developers to create an unsupported IAX firmware load for their hardware 
or perhaps simply leak the necessary few bits of information for a 
self-motivated developer to run with.   Nothing says the firmware has to 
be open-source.   Having an IAX firmware option will do nothing but sell 
more units,  possibly at very little or no additional cost to Sipra.

I have tried to contact Sipura directly, but my requests have gone 
totally unanswered.  Plus, I have contacted ESS Technologies in an 
attempt to get information on the chipset Sipura use, but ESS referred 
me to Cisco for 'technical assistance' on that chipset.

I think the prudent thing would be to start an open-sourced hardware 
design project, then let the motivated develop their own firmware 
implementations for service and features customization, branding, etc.  
Open-Source worked for Zaptel, why couldn't it work for an ATA or IP 
Phone design?


Jeremy  McNamara