[Asterisk-Dev] Petition for IAX firmware

[Andrew Kohlsmith]

On April 6, 2005 10:32 pm, Jared Smith wrote:
> On Wed, 2005-04-06 at 20:22 -0400, Andrew Kohlsmith wrote:
> > I guess; but in my mind Digium improved upon the Zaptel design and closed
> > it. Not exactly what the original poster was getting at.
>
> You have a point, but I for one am glad they're building good hardware.
> Let's not forget that the money Digium makes from selling hardware cards
> (even if they are "closed") helps sponsor Asterisk development.  I think
> the recent announcement about Kevin being hired (congrats Kevin!) is
> possible, for the most part, because Digium continues to sell their
> hardware cards.

Let me be clear -- I never said that improving on the design and closing it 
was bad.  That is fully within their right and it has worked for them!  I am 
ONLY suggesting that saying that Zaptel was a success because of the open 
design is perhaps a little misleading.

-A.