Speaking of trixbox and kerry garrison he was canned by trixbox due to budget cuts so if you find his stuff usefull consider $upporting his efforts On 1/20/09, JD Austin wrote: > The main reason I recommend PBXInAFlash over Trixbox is that > 1. After the famous root exploit pre-installed spyware incident I don't > trust Fonality. > 2. They have a long history of delivering broken installs but have been > getting better in the last year or so. > 3. They say they're an open source project but don't really act like one. > 4. Trixbox is RPM based , and PBXInAFlash uses Centos 5 but compiles all of > the asterisk components from source (which is what you have to do most of > the time to fix Trixbox). > 5. Unlike a lot of other distributions PBXInAFlash doesn't try to hide that > FreePBX is doing all of he real magic that those distributions taking credit > for. > 6. PBXInAFlash works reliably and doesn't have everything under the sun > thrown in that you don't need. > > That said, Kerry Garrison's tutorials are pretty good. > In either case if you want to learn start here: > http://dumbme.mbit.com.au/ > http://dumbme.mbit.com.au/piaf/piaf_without_tears.pdf > http://dumbme.mbit.com.au/trixbox2/trixbox2_without_tears.pdf > > JD > -- > JD Austin > Twin Geckos Technology Services LLC > jd@twingeckos.com > 480.288.8195x201 > http://www.twingeckos.com > > > Emo Philips - "I was sleeping the other night, alone, thanks to the > exterminator." > > On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 10:01 PM, Lisa Kachold > wrote: > >> Yea Howdy! >> >> Trixbox ala Kerry Garrison is a really easy PBX setup (complete with >> everything you need for an AutoAttendant, Voicemail, Fax, CMS, dial around >> and through apps) that installs from an ISO: >> http://www.trixbox.org/downloads >> >> Kerry Garrison offers easy to follow videos here: asterisktutorials.com - >> search for trixbox. >> >> Simple setup How-Tos exist at voip-info.org >> >> Course you can get a fine PSTN SIP trunk from axvoice.com for $9.99 a >> month *or* buy FX0 cards for a phone line (or lines). >> >> You can buy a drop and dial asterisk based configuration from Jim Rhodes >> over at Rhinoequipment.com. >> >> I think my name is still on some of the bash scripts for the Trixbox 2.0 >> release from contributions? >> >> www.Obnosis.com | http://wiki.obnosis.com | >> http://hackfest.obnosis.com(503)754-4452 >> PLUG HACKFESTS - http://uat.edu Second Saturday of Each Month Noon - 3PM >> >> ------------------------------ >> Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:19:24 -0700 >> Subject: Re: GrandCentral via Asterisk >> From: jd@twingeckos.com >> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> >> >> Asterisk is the engine that enables pstn/voip connectivity (think linux >> kernel). >> Asterisk when bundled with other open source software can do all the >> things >> GrandCentral does and more provided you give it the connectivity it needs >> to >> do so (PSTN or voip). A good place to start is with PBXInAFlash ( >> pbxinaflash.org). >> >> JD >> -- >> JD Austin >> Twin Geckos Technology Services LLC >> jd@twingeckos.com >> 480.288.8195x201 >> http://www.twingeckos.com >> >> >> Katharine Hepburn - "Death will be a great relief. No more interviews." >> >> On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 11:29 AM, Kurt Granroth < >> kurt+plug-discuss@granroth.com> wrote: >> >> I know that there are some people on this list that use Asterisk a >> decent bit. Those that do... are you familiar with GrandCentral? If >> so, how do they compare? >> >> http://www.grandcentral.com/home/features >> >> I really like the control that something like GrandCentral gives you. >> The ability to choose where you receive a call (home, cell, work, etc) >> based on who is calling or when they are calling is a killer feature for >> me. >> >> Alas, there are just too many potential gotchas with that service to >> really commit to it other than as a play-thing (or as a number passed >> out freely to businesses and warranty cards and the like). What I would >> like is that kind of control... but in a way that *I* control it all! >> >> So no calls being routed through a 3rd party server; no voicemails >> stored on their server; no need to upload all of my contacts to a search >> company; etc. >> >> Asterisk seems like it might be able to do all that... but who can tell? >> Their site is horribly disorganized and when you do find a "feature" >> page, they spend all their time in an acronym frenzy. >> >> So... does anybody know? >> >> Kurt >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. 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