[Asterisk-doc] Prerequisite Knowledge and Skills

[Olle E. Johansson]

jim@digitalchemy.ca wrote:

> I understand what you are saying, and you make some very good points.
> 
> So what if we do something like this?:
> 
> Although this book will tend to focus on Linux-based implementations, it 
> is theoretically possible to compile Asterisk on any UNIX-like operating 
> system. Most notably, install packages for BSD have been around for some 
> time, and an OS-X package has recently made an appearance. The main 
> development effort however (especially the PSTN hardware support) is 
> focused on the Linux i386 platform. Also, because the Linux version has 
> been around the longest, you will find more people in the community will 
> be able to assist you with support issues if you are running on Linux.
> 
> Because of the aforementioned lack of Digium driver support on non Linux 
> platforms,  you will be limited to using VoIP protocols only, writing 
> your own drivers, or paying for custom drivers from Digium. Also, some 
> applications (such as MeetMe conference) require access to timers that 
> are currently implemented only on Linux systems.
> 
> The FreeBSD operating system is attracting a lot of attention by 
> developers. Asterisk is running smoothly on that platform with the above 
> mentioned limitations. It is safe to say that BSD support will improve 
> -- there are many enthusiastic, brilliant folks who would prefer to run 
> BSD than Linux.
> 
> 
"Install packages" sounds like another distribution. CVS head works on FreeBSD!
Mark has done a lot of work to support FreeBSD, so it's covered.

There is work on getting timer on FreeBSD, have beta driver now. As soon
as we have it in CVS, I'll suggest another change :-)

/O