[Asterisk-Users] Do you need a licence to connect a Ciscohardphone to Asterisk ?

[Jay Milk]

Good idea.  Let's write some open-source firmware for Cisco phones.  
What will you be contributing?

Martin Joseph wrote:
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>>
>> Another side issue... the Cisco phones have no way to "remove" the 
>> installed firmware. Therefore, there is no way to legally sell a used 
>> Cisco phone, period.
>>
>>
> As a non Cisco user this whole discussion is enough to steer me away 
> from there VOIP products for good.  I hate the idea that you need 
> special permission from them to use hardware you bought legally.
>
> You bought it you own it, perhaps there should be some sort of open 
> sourced firmware project for these phones?
>
> Dunno,  but I hate whoever though up this approach.
>
> Marty