[asterisk-gui] GUI in AsteriskNOW

[Steven Sokol]

Howdy Folks,

Looks like this has stirred up a bit of controversy.  Let me do my
best to give you my thoughts on this.

AsteriskNOW 1.5 with FreePBX is an interim build.  It's the first step
towards creating a universal telephony applications platform.  That
does not mean creating yet another
bloated-throw-in-everything-including-the-dishwasher distro.  It means
creating a foundation on which developers can easily install their
favorite framework (AsteriskGUI, FreePBX, Adhearsion, etc.) and build
telephony appliances.  FreePBX is the first framework but not last or
only.

By the time we get to AsteriskNOW 2.0 we want empower system builders
and developers by collapsing the installation process for any/all of
the popular application frameworks used with Asterisk.  The goal is to
let the user pick their framework and toolset just like they would
pick from KDE, Gnome, Xfce, etc. as the desktop environment on a
workstation.

We're certainly not trying to force anyone into adopt FreePBX.  We
just figured that there are a lot of people out there who already know
FreePBX but have become tired of the antics from certain competitors
and want a fresh but familiar distro.

We're actively looking for input on AsteriskNOW 2.0.  Please continue
to let us know what you would like to see (or not see).

Thanks,

-S

-- 
Steven Sokol
Product Manager - Software Products
Digium

On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 7:28 PM, QUICK, RANDY <RQUICK at thcs.org> wrote:
> I agree.  Both options are nice but I prefer not to have another bloated sys
> like trixbox but aslong as there's a simple way to use the static gui i'll
> be good to go.
>
> Thanks guys - rqw
>
> Randy Quick
> Communications Technician II
> Texoma Medical Center
> 903.416.4398
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From:   Andrew Latham [mailto:Andrew.Latham at tuxtone.com]
> Sent:   Thursday, October 23, 2008 03:38 PM Central Standard Time
> To:     Asterisk GUI project discussion
> Subject:        Re: [asterisk-gui] GUI in AsteriskNOW
>
> My take on it....
>
> FreePBX = Database apps
> Asterisk GUI = No database apps
>
> Like Brandon says it is a quick change to the Asterisk GUI if you want
> it.  I think we will see a market for both the "static" Asterisk GUI
> and the "modular" FreePBX in the future.
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 4:33 PM, bkruse <bkruse at digium.com> wrote:
>>
>> I am not 100% sure, but check this out:
>>
>>
>> http://blogs.digium.com/2008/10/13/asterisknow-15-beta-available-more-coming-soon/
>>
>> -bk
>>
>> Justin Moore wrote:
>>> On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 3:53 PM, bkruse <bkruse at digium.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> YaY for package Management:
>>>>
>>>> yum remove freepbx
>>>>
>>>> yum install asterisk-gui
>>>>
>>>> btw, I agree with you :)
>>>>
>>>
>>> Is there ANY explanation available about this decision? I'm seriously
>>> concerned about it.
>>>
>>> Justin Moore
>>> aka wantmoore
>>> ---------------------------------------
>>> www.wantmoore.com
>>>
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