[Asterisk-Users] Re: How far is IAX to be a Standard

[Michael Giagnocavo]

Unless SIP just plain does not work, I think it'll be hard (for IAX to get
excellent acceptance), without a lot of good marketing and other efforts by
Digium. At VON, only a few people even understood what Asterisk was, let
alone even had heard of IAX. 

Even with IT people controlling things you still see a lack of good
decisions. How many people do SSL POP3? How many people use S/MIME? All very
simple things that don't require reworking of dedicated hardware or huge
industry efforts. 

My only point is that we can't just rely on a better design to somehow
magically win out. Getting Digium to create a standard with input from other
vendors would be a huge plus and help pave the path forward.

-Michael

-----Original Message-----
From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Steve Totaro
Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 12:39 PM
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Re: How far is IAX to be a Standard

I see your point and it is well taken but I feel that with convergence you 
are going to see more IT staff in charge of phone systems.  In turn, I see 
more research and informed decisions going on, not just a consumer following

what is being pushed.

That being said, maybe I am just looking at a grey sky through blue 
sunglasses.



> >From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
> [mailto:asterisk-users->bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Steve 
> Totaro
>
>>I predict a paradigm shift, rendering what is historical, null.
>
> Is this in general, applying to all technology, or just to telecom? (i.e.,
> will Hollywood ship videos in hi-def on EVD?)
>
> -Michael
>
>> >No worries here.  What works best will win out eventually.
>>
>> Not sure where you get that idea, as historically it's not that way :S.
>>
>> Companies will make SIP work reasonably enough. What will win out is
>> whatever is marketed and sold the best. Getting published specs, inc.
>> being
>> a published "standard" is part of that marketing.
>>
>> -Michael
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Randy Bush" <randy at psg.com>
>> To: "Voip Business" <voipbusiness at gmail.com>
>> Cc: <Asterisk-Users at lists.digium.com>
>> Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 12:44 PM
>> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Re: How far is IAX to be a Standard
>>
>>
>>>> what does the RFC's guys and the Pseudo-Cisco IETF think about this
>>>> Protocol?
>>>
>>> the internet vendor task force has a massive amount invested in
>>> sip.  so there will be a lot of 'guidance' to have it published
>>> as an informational rfc.  if iax catches on in the market, then
>>> they'll have to play.  otherwise, expect to have a hard time
>>> getting iax on the ivtf standards track.
>>>
>>> randy
>>>
>>> 
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