[asterisk-users] Had it with Dell Garbage - HP Question

[Michiel van Baak]

On 00:05, Mon 31 Mar 08, Al Baker wrote:
> Could you elaborate a bit more on :
> "For example, if I install zaptel from source, your support contract 
> with them is void."
> 
> Does this mean it is impossible to run Asterisk on Vendor Supported 
> versions of RedHat or Suse ?

Installing zaptel from source means you use a kernel module
that is not tested/supported by RedHat/Suse.
So if you call them for support they wont help you unless
you unload this module and then reproduce the problem.

> 
> Thanks
> 
> Michiel van Baak wrote:
> > On 02:34, Sat 29 Mar 08, Al Baker wrote:
> >   
> >> Helps a bunch !!!
> >> One follow up question - out of all of your possible choices for the OS 
> >> how did you pick *Debian*.
> >> I 'm not saying is bad, I just know nothing about the particular disto. 
> >> and and very curious what
> >> it brought to the table that made you pick over say *RedHat* - where you 
> >> can *buy support *or *SUSE* - where you can *buy support*. My fear from 
> >> hell is that I' get 50 or 60 of these boxes in, start having kernel 
> >> panics, and have no damn body to help except the folks on mailing lists. 
> >> Mind you these are often really smart people, very generously giving of 
> >> their time, but not quite the say as a manned/paid support organization.
> >>     
> >
> > I choose Debian because I was already using it.
> > And because there are people out there that can help me.
> >
> > I dont want the support from suse or redhat because they
> > wont help me when running anything that's not in their
> > repositories.
> >
> > For example, if I install zaptel from source, your support
> > contract with them is void.
> >
> > I also really like the Open and Free mindset of Debian.
> >
> >   
> >
> 
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