[Asterisk-Users] Webmin Module for Asterisk (and thirdlane)

[Paul]

Webmin modules are usually written in perl but there is always the 
possibility that the perl invokes some compiled binaries. I would always 
ask if 100% source is included. Otherwise you can end up paying for 
something that someday prevents you from upgrading the overall linux system.

Don't forget that looking at proprietary source code can put you in a 
position where your contributions to open source might be challenged. 
They might falsely accuse you of "borrowing" from the proprietary code 
you saw. It can get complicated. Ask me to work on proprietary software 
for your senseless widget manufacturing plant and I will give you a 
great deal. Ask me to work on proprietary software for something I am 
really interested in like voip and I will ask you to compensate me for 
every day that the non-disclosure and do-not-compete clauses are in 
effect. I guess I'm poor but free.

I have thought about writing a free * webmin module. It would definitely 
have to use the * remote management features. Reason for that is maybe I 
don't want webmin(and many other things) running on a busy * server. You 
can always have webmin available on the server for maintainance needs 
but not started at boot time. The rest of the time you use webmin and 
the * module on another machine to manage various * servers. You can use 
stunnel to encrypt management traffic to remote servers. Take a really 
good look at Jamie Cameron's webmin and you will see that it was 
designed with this type of need in mind. You could use a single webmin 
server to manage a building with dozens of networked servers. He already 
put lots of tools in the toolbox for the module developer.

Anyway, I would agree with Henry for my own situation. But maybe you 
would quickly get your $300 worth because you want to have a 
cross-trained pbx management team. Or maybe you can get a good price on 
this and bundle it with systems you sell. The screen shots on the 
website didn't tell me enough to make me salivate over it.

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Paul

Henry Devito wrote:

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>>Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 9:28 AM
>>To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>>Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Webmin Module for Asterisk (and thirdlane)
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>>Henry Devito wrote:
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>>>www.thirdlane.com <http://www.thirdlane.com>  has already written a 
>>>close dsource webmin module.  I have no idea how much it costs or how 
>>>well it works.
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>>I've attempted to contact thirdlane to get pricing on their GUI and 
>>can't seem to get anyone to reply.
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>>My personal feeling is that if it's closed source, the support better be 
>>excellent. And if I can't get a reply to a sales question.. What's going 
>>to happen when I have a problem?
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>>Ek!
>>-Brett
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>I could not agree more.  Last time a new the gui was $300 US.  I emailed a
>sales person about 2 months ago and that was his response.  I never
>purchased it for the simple reason that I didn't need it.  Once you learn
>the command line it seems just as easy to edit config files that way.
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>Have a good day
>Henry
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