[asterisk-users] Need comparison between PBXtra, Trixbox, Thirdlane, Druid, Aheeva etc.

[shadowym]

The decision to use CentOS was(is) simple for me.  That is the standard OS
chosen by Asterisk and FreePBX developers more or less.  At least it was in
the early days.  From there, the majority of people using Asterisk/FreePBX
have chosen CentOS.

So in a nutshell, it is the most used, most tested, most documented OS.
That is not to say people have not had and cannot have great success with
other distributions.  For me it is what makes the most sense.  Keep it
simple and all that.

Just my opinion.



-----Original Message-----
From: Alcides [mailto:a.cremonezi at uol.com.br] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 6:58 AM
To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'
Subject: RES: [asterisk-users] Need comparison between PBXtra,
Trixbox,Thirdlane, Druid, Aheeva etc.

Hi!

Could you please tell me why have you chosen the CentOS instead of any other
Linux distribution?

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De: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] Em nome de shadowym Enviada
em: sábado, 3 de março de 2007 14:17
Para: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'
Assunto: RE: [asterisk-users] Need comparison between PBXtra,
Trixbox,Thirdlane, Druid, Aheeva etc.

I'll second that,

CentOS 4.4 + FreePBX 2.1.3 + Asterisk 1.2.13 + Sangoma A200D + Aastra
9133i's running 4 months without a reboot and no memory leaks fielding about
150 calls a day.  Everyone loves the system.  These are normal users used to
tradtitional phone systems.  

I would not go as far as saying it's guaranteed solid as a rock until can
get at least 1 year of uptime but it's pretty stable for sure!

As far as the other GUI's.  They all have their strengths.  I would not rely
on others opinions too much as everyones requirements and preferences seem
to be a bit different.  I would set up a test system and see if FreePBX
works for you first.  If not then you can start to explore some of the
commecial alternatives.

I would stay away from Trixbox.  Besides, if you don't know enough Linux to
set it all up yourself you should not be doing production installs IMHO.

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Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 6:32 PM
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Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Need comparison between PBXtra,
Trixbox,Thirdlane, Druid, Aheeva etc.



On Mar 2, 2007, at 9:14 PM, Zeeshan Zakaria wrote:

> Hi,
>
> For a customer, I am looking for a good and reliable Asterisk based 
> system. Five servers will be installed at different locations and will 
> be linked together with each other. This system will work as a call 
> center as well. It has to be a stable and reliable. Customer also 
> needs GUIs for system administration and agents call activities.
>
> He also wants video conferencing
>
> Please help me select a good system.
>
> Thanks
> --
> Zeeshan A Zakaria
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Running Asterisk with FreePBX on CentOS works great.  I started with Trixbox
and used it for a few weeks before I simply downloaded and compiled my own.
Honestly, it is not that hard.  Just follow the instructions.  I created a
series of scripts to run against a fresh CentOS install which deal with
compiling and installing everything, including the FreePBX dependencies.
I'd be happy to share it.  I don't do any video conferencing, and I don't
patch Asterisk for faxing.

FreePBX works quite well.  Combined with all the features of modern SIP
phones, there is nothing you can't do.

I run my systems using the Intel 975XBX2 motherboard (975 chipset), which I
assembled by buying components from New Egg.  Very stable - no issues with
CentOS.

-Joe


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