[asterisk-users] Re: Trixbox vs. Custom install

[MBIT Technologies]

If you are installing in a business environment I think being able to use
both and know the benefits of both are pretty essential. 

FreePBX is a great tool and should be used to its potential because it has
some great features. It can also lessen the time it takes to do an install.
Some have said that FreePBX is a control freak and wants control of
everything. This is not true. If you know how to manipulate freepbx properly
then you shouldn't have any trouble adding in custom features as well as
using the main features built into FreePBX. 

Trixbox can have some problems with hardware because it is a prebuilt RPM.
If you can't install asterisk and other components from source you really
shouldn't be doing production installs. Being able to patch the source with
different features is also very essential.


Regards
 
 
Mark Brooker
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M: 0415 846 865
F: 02 4950 5609
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-----Original Message-----
From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of shadowym
Sent: Tuesday, 13 February 2007 11:23 AM
To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'
Subject: RE: [asterisk-users] Re: Trixbox vs. Custom install

IMHO,

If you don't know enough about Linux/Asterisk/FreePBX to be able to set it
up yourself you should not be doing it for a Production install in a
business environment.

NOTE: Production install in a business environment does NOT include setting
it up in your house with extensions for the kids and wife! That is what
Trixbox is for.

-----Original Message-----
From: Edward Halman [mailto:ehalman at myhealthcharts.com] 
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 12:05 PM
To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
Subject: [asterisk-users] Re: Trixbox vs. Custom install

Hi Stefano,
I am a proponent of the "step-by-step" installation on a complete linux
distribution.  Like someone said in another posting, the GUIs are nice, but
isolate you from the .conf files to the point where customization can be a
bit tricky.  However, Trixbox w/ FreePBX and A2Billing works out of the box
with very little patching or configuration needed.  If A2Billing is all
he/she anticipates needing to do, FreePBX is a mature and stable and he/she
will probably be happy with it.

FreePBX is a bit of a chore to install and configure without Trixbox, if you
don't have a solid understanding of dependencies, linux security, apache and
MySQL.  Same with A2Billing.

Edward Halman
(718) 705-7451
ehalman at myhealthcharts.com

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Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 17:42:15 +0100
From: Stefano Corsi <scorsi at floo.it>
Subject: [asterisk-users] Trixbox vs. Custom install
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Hello,

I'm following the thread "Asterisk at Now vs Trixbox", and I have a similar
question: if someone is going to install Asterisk, FreePBX and A2Billing,
should you advice him/her to use Trixbox ... or a custom "step by step"
installation on a distribution of his/her choice?

Thanks
Stefano



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