Fwd: [asterisk-users] Some queries on g729 license.

[Andrew Joakimsen]

Most of the Cisco phones sold "cheap" are UNLICENSED ("global spare")
thus you would not be able to purchase (or at least aren't supposed
to) the smartnet contracts, you need to buy the license ($100+) and
the contract ($10 or so)

On 1/10/07, Leo Ann Boon <leo at datvoiz.com> wrote:
> David Thomas wrote:
> > This is by far the most volotile list I have ever been on. I'm not
> > sure that's exactly the reputation Digium/Asterisk is shooting for,
> > but even so it does provide some much needed comedy relief.
> Alas, it was't even related to the OP's problem. He was just trying to
> figure out why his licenses are invalid after a server failover. It just
> happens that the backup server's license was overwritten by the primary
> server license (because of disk mirroring).
>
> Regarding the IPP-based unlicensed codec. IIRC when it first surfaced -
> the general consensus then was that we should not be telling people
> where to download the binaries. Anyone can download IPP from Intel and
> compile Readytech's codec on their own. But, please don't use this list
> to propagate the unlicensed (and not to mention mostly illegal)
> binaries. The same goes for requests for Cisco phone firmware, etc. If
> you don't have a TAC accout, get a smartnet contract or find someone who
> has TAC access.
>
> >
> > After seeing the G.729 pricing direct from SIPRO, I now take the
> > "shut-up and be thankful" position. I think Digium has done us a great
> > service by working out favorable pricing with SIPRO.
> Agreed.
>
> Leo
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