FWIW, I too started with AAH, but got really upset when tempted with an upgrade and learning the path was a total re-install. I hear things have gotten better since.<br><br>In response, I went completely minimalist and turned to AstLinux. My primary reason was my only hardware resource was a PC without a hard drive. It cost me 1/2 as much to buy an IDE to Compact Flash adaptor and a 512MB CF card than a new hard drive.
<br><br>With my dusty old driveless PC now converted to a brand new, yet still dusty * system, I turned to the O'Reilly book, freely downloadable from the net. Working through the book, I learned everything I needed to configure a beginning system.
<br><br>I now run my home on AstLinux, and regardless of how much I hear about TrixBox being upgradeable, I still see it's a love/hate relationship every time a new release is put forth. I also read a lot about audio quality and AstLinux gets great marks in this respect. I'd recommend it to anybody new to * because it's minimalist, embedded systems approach teaches you so much about the tradeoffs you have to make to maintain a stable system that pleases it's users.
<br><br>Tom<br><br><br><br><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/14/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Michael Collins</b> <<a href="mailto:mcollins@fcnetwork.com">mcollins@fcnetwork.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
><br>> I first learned asterisk via A@H.<br>><br>> Then I went to straight asterisk.<br>><br><br>This seems to be a theme. Getting your feet wet with A@H/Trixbox is not<br>a bad way to go, especially if you want to get a functioning system up
<br>and running quickly. After tinkering with Trixbox then go back and do a<br>plain Asterisk install. You will learn a lot, both about Asterisk and<br>Trixbox. I've modified the Trixbox install scripts a bit to tailor them
<br>to my needs and ended up with the best of both worlds: a Trixbox<br>installation that is more than plain vanilla but less than the somewhat<br>cluttered Trixbox stock install.<br><br>-MC<br>_______________________________________________
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