[Asterisk-Users] Fw: [digium.com #12961] T100P as bandwidth

[TC]

> On December 23, 2004 10:37 am, Matthew Boehm wrote:
> > Even though they make the cards and advertise that they support data
modes,
> > digium won't support data mode on the $500 card they sold to me, so I
must
> > turn to the list.
>
> If Digium won't support it return the card and get a Sangoma A101u, it's
> approximately the same price and they've been doing HDLC/data T1s for damn
> near a decade.
>
> I am a fan of Digium but I am quickly growing tired of the lack of
> responsiveness from them on their hardware.  Software wise I have *zero*
> complaints but the story is quite different when it comes to hardware
> support.  :-(
And thats funny since I am led to believe most of their revenue
stream comes from hardware & they have the problematic TDM FXS/FXO cards
and the non functional IAXy,
... and soon there will be  DSP based T1 cards .... and we dont hear any
announcements
to add real hardware echo can's to their product offering

AND where they excel is in asterisk software development but they are in a
conflict of interest there being the hardware vendor, in some instances they
wont list on the
asterisk site some of these other hardware vendors (ie sangoma)
one wonders how long you can go on as the dictator of OSS software whist
being
the defacto hardware supplier that controls the software site ...

It sure would level the playing field if at some point down the line if
asterisk dev was run more
like the apache project with software dev independent of the hardware
interests...
and the hardware providers get out and compete on price/performance alone...
this sure would get Digium focused :)

but thats the bitch Mark has put years of blood & sweat into it,
now as asterisk start to become much bigger than the single developer/co how
do you divest
that control in a fair/equitable  manner

...let the flames begin