[asterisk-dev] Platform decision ...

[Mauro Sergio Ferreira Brasil]

Hello there!

During some research on Internet I found the following comparison on 
site Voip-Info (see, "http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/OpenPBX.org+FAQ"):

What does CallWeaver have that Asterisk doesn't?

    * Official cross-platform support, currently Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD 
and MacOS X
    * Conferencing without Zaptel hardware and without any kernel 
modules for timing
    * Built-in STUN support for SIP NAT traversal
    * Uses SpanDSP which means more efficient codecs and full T.38 fax 
over IP support
    * Uses SQLite instead of the (no longer maintained) Berkeley DB1 
engine as its internal database
    * Allows CSRC entries in RTP for better compliance
    * A universal jitterbuffer for use with any channel type
    * Uses POSIX realtime extensions which means there are no Zaptel 
timing dependencies
    * Much faster and more efficient dialplan execution because it uses 
hashing
    * Much faster and more efficient extension matching engine
    * Variables and applications in extensions.conf are case sensitive, 
CallWeaver How to use the dialplan checking and conversion script
    * AGI has been renamed to OGI, Macro() has been renamed to Proc(), 
CallWeaver How to use the dialplan checking and conversion script
    * Evaluates correctness and integrity of configuration data (being 
introduced in stages, work in progress)
    * Provides conversion scripts to convert configuration files 
whenever changes are made to format or syntax
    * Runs well under a virtual machine such as Xen, VMware and VPS

What does Asterisk 1.4 have that CallWeaver 1.2 doesn't?

    * A vendor who has the last word on all decisions concerning the 
code base
    * A bugtracker where people get punished for reporting serious bugs 
which are difficult to fix
    * A licensing regime under which contributors who wish to contribute 
under GPL terms are rejected
    * Variable packetization
    * SNMP support

We were considering Asterisk as the chosen platform, but after reading 
this I got a little confused.
The comparison considers 1.4 old version of Asterisk.

So, can someone give me an update on what CallWeaver DO provide and 
Asterisk DONT topic considering new 1.6 version ?
Maybe someone can point me a site with an updated comparison.

As long as I could see by now SpanDSP is present on new version of 
Asterisk, so this item isn't a difference any more. Right ?

Thanks and best regards,

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