[asterisk-dev] Asterisk Appliance?

[Khelik Mikhail]

2006/9/16, Kevin P. Fleming <kpfleming at digium.com>:
> ----- Khelik Mikhail <mixel.net at gmail.com> wrote:
> > In this case it would be great if Digium officially open the
> > architecture of this platform, it's not necessary to open the
> > hardware
> > itself.
>
> What does 'open the architecture' mean? When the product ships, everyone will know what parts are on the board, and what functionality they provide. All the software and drivers for the product are open source (Linux kernel, Zaptel, Asterisk etc.) unless someone chooses to use commercially licensed Asterisk for a specific variation of the product.
> Kevin P. Fleming
> Senior Software Engineer
> Digium, Inc.

According to my experience it's not true by the default, sometimes the
part manufacturer definitely forbids the reverse engineering or ask to
sign non-disclosure agreement. If Digium officially state that anyone
can produce asterisk appliance compatible modules or base boards it's
good and it's enough.