[Asterisk-Users] Re: Digium Website Update: Asterisk Business Edition

[Andrew Latham]

I understand and agree with Digium on the ABE. I have worked with C level execs 
that only care about "mitigation" (AKA not their problem if it breaks)
and warranties.

This is just Asterisk in a shinny make you feel good box with phone support.



On 6/6/05, Andrew Kohlsmith <akohlsmith-asterisk at benshaw.com> wrote:
> On Monday 06 June 2005 17:11, William Waites wrote:
> > If you're interested, take a closer look. chan_sip.c, some time ago.
> > Miscellaneous bug fixes. But a whole lot, and not for a long time.
> 
> I stand corrected; thanks for taking me to task on it.  :-)
> 
> > The reason for the "not for a long time" is because I feared that Digium
> > would create a proprietary version. The disclaimers seemed to explicitly
> > allow for that.
> >
> > It was claimed at the time that this wouldn't happen, but now it apparently
> > has. Unfortunately.
> 
> I don't know, I've got no problem with them dual-licensing it.  I am saving a
> pile of money and getting a ton of features I'd never have in my normal PBX,
> plus I can piss around with phone system internals.  If Asterisk didn't give
> away their code and let others have the chance at forking it and making a ton
> of money, I'd never have that opportunity.
> 
> If they want to sell a version for big money to people who have more money
> than time, that's just fine by me.
> 
> > Though I may have written bluntly, the fact that people are resorting
> > to ad hominem attacks, suggests that I have a point.
> 
> Nah, you just come across as "I want it for free, and Digium has no right to
> make a buck off other's contributions."  Nobody at Digium puts a gun to
> anyone's head to make them contribute for free.  If the itch is strong
> enough, people scratch it.
> 
> The itch wasn't strong enough for you, and that's your choice.  I feel that
> blasting Digium for excercising their right to do this is in poor taste,
> though.
> 
> -A.
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