[asterisk-users] receive faxes

[Warren Selby]

On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 9:01 AM, vip killa <vipkilla at gmail.com> wrote:

> screw that.... i just got hylafax to work with IAXMODEM...i refuse to pay
> digium a dime... supposed to be open-source right?
>

I don't believe you really understand what Open Source means...it does not
mean "FREE".  It means that the source is open, not proprietary, and anyone
can download it and compile it and modify it and do what they want with it.
Which is something your company has obviously already done - they've
downloaded it, compiled it, and are using it in some capacity to make money
(or are using it in support of the process of making money).  Otherwise how
would you get paid?  Digium is the same - they are a company that makes
money so they can pay their employees who contribute to making Asterisk a
better product.  Imagine if Digium made no money, because they just did
everything for free (support, modules, etc).  How long do you think they'd
last?  How long do you think their employees would continue to come into
work and contribute to the Asterisk project when they have no salary?  Not
very.

If you think asterisk is such a horrible project, and that Digium is so
evil, why not find a better alternative, pitch it to your managers, and
convince them that your solution is better in the long run.  If you can't do
that, maybe find someone that understands asterisk a little better and bring
them in to help support your system, leaving you free to not have to deal
with something you despise so much.

-- 
Thanks,
--Warren Selby, dCAP
http://www.selbytech.com
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