[asterisk-users] RAW asterisk!

[Mike Clark]

Bill Andersen wrote:
> I'm a network admin that maintains 3 commercial Asterisk
> servers for my employer.
>
> I am wanting to move away from the "pre-packaged" commercial PBXs
> to a more "pure" asterisk setup.  The systems I have utilize a nice
> web GUI to make changes, but it really limits what I can do beyond
> what they have programmed into their GUI.
>
> Would I be better off starting with:
>
> a) Plain old asterisk from asterisk.org?
>   (tutorial suggestions?)
>
> b) AsteriskNow
>
> c) Trixbox (not Pro)
>
> d) other suggestions.
>
> Thanks
>
> Bill
>
>   
And the answer is, A. B & C will give you pretty much the same scenario 
you have now. The big benefit of learning "plain old" Asterisk is 
definitely the ability to do whatever you want or need. You will find 
that once you know Asterisk well, you can use a pre-packaged solution 
for what it does well, and usually be able to do custom dialplan work in 
conjunction and get the best of both worlds.

Mike Clark