A simple IMAGE hosted on their server would indicate such a thing, to me that cinched it for me.. no more TB. I was glad I dropped TB long before that came out. I tried Elastix but didn't like the changes they interface made to FreePBX/etc. I suppose I could do with it like I did with AdminsParadise. Once you upgrade everything their custom interface goes away. I only use such distributions to save time anyway. Hopefully PBX in a flash won't get corrupted by corporate influences like TB was. JD Geek Girl wrote: > Yes despite the reasurances they still will not say what EXACLY is sent to > their servers and the mechanism is still in tact...The need it for "funding" > so that they can prove that trixbox CE is actually being deployed... > > However you can disable the chron job AFTER the initial install and initial > "phone home" > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: "Main PLUG discussion list" > Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 8:33 PM > Subject: Re: Asterisk (geek girl) > > > >> Quoting Geek Girl : >> >> >>> Well the Phoenix Asterisk Users Group is going to be organizing. I do >>> know >>> this first hand. =-) >>> >>> >> I don't supposed you would care to expand on this? >> >> >>> Alas AdminsParadise is officialy a dead project. >>> Elastix has hylafax bundeled in thier distro... >>> The biggest problem right now with trixbox is that there are 4 people >>> that >>> work on it...2 developers and a sales guy and a Package dude..Oh and dont >>> get me started on the fact that your trixbox has a cron job that sends >>> your >>> data to trixbox servers...this was a HUGE fiasco about a month >>> back....This >>> was previously unreleased info to the community. Fonality has put all of >>> their money and energy in trixbox PRO..(which is a peice of cr@p) >>> You can compile on the back end...HA but if they do not support the card >>> you >>> >>> cannot configure it in the GUI....and void any waranty bla bla bla..... >>> >>> >> The phone home fiasco wasn't the worst of it, they had a mechanism that >> would >> have allowed Fonality to download files and/or run arbitrary commands as >> root. >> Despite reassurances and disclaimers from Fonality in their public forums, >> I >> downloaded PBX in a Flash the same night I read that thread, and I'm not >> going back. >> >> If anyone cares, unlikely as that is, the thread starts here: >> http://www.trixbox.org/forums/trixbox-forums/open-discussion/trixbox-phones-home >> >> The ironic thing was, I was only reading the forums after a Trixbox update >> broke >> my config. >> >> TJ >> >> >> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "JD Austin" >>> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" >>> Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 1:13 AM >>> Subject: Re: Asterisk (geek girl) >>> >>> >>> >>>> I used trixbox until Fonality took them over. >>>> The problem with trixbox and it's predecessor asterisk@home was that >>>> releases were seldom released without major issues. >>>> I spent more time fixing delivered bugs than anything else. >>>> The upside of that is that I learned a lot about asterisk and freepbx. >>>> I got used to immediately upgrading every core component right after >>>> install. >>>> Now days I don't use Trixbox at all. >>>> I've tried several other distributions and for a time liked >>>> adminsparadise because it bundled hylafax/avantfax. >>>> They stopped updating so I started updating it myself; now their site >>>> is >>>> gone :( >>>> I've been using PBX In A flash since it existed and of all the distros >>>> it's been the most stable out of the box. >>>> If it had hylafax/avantfax bundled and oslec it would be perfect. >>>> End point manager was nice though pbxinaflash has command line tools to >>>> set up >>>> snom, aastra, grandstream, polycom, cisco, and linksys.. I don't know >>>> how well they work though. >>>> >>>> Anyone know where/when they'll have a Phoenix Asterisk User Group >>>> meeting? It's been 'organizing' for about a year ;) >>>> >>>> JD >>>> >>>> Geek Girl wrote: >>>> >>>>> I would like to clarify....trixbox is a great system but the package >>>>> manager >>>>> sometimes has very broken things onit. Or you are forced into having >>>>> the >>>>> versions of asterisk and zaptel that trixbox wants to release etc. It >>>>> is >>>>> a >>>>> great system if you want a system that you dont change or update >>>>> often. >>>>> PBX >>>>> in a flash builds a generic CentOS base and then runs scripts to build >>>>> asterisk/zaptel and freePBX (the web GUI) and still has everything but >>>>> the >>>>> end point manager. My last comment was a bit calus so I felt the need >>>>> to >>>>> clarify a bit...=-) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Geek Girl" >>>>> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" >>>>> >>>>> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 6:17 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: Adterisk (geek girl) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> That depends lol. If you want a system that is controlled by a >>>>>> package >>>>>> manager and that most of the time is screwed up go with trixbox... >>>>>> If you want something that has tons of community support and that you >>>>>> can >>>>>> compile with from source and that is still using a CentOS5 base I >>>>>> would >>>>>> go >>>>>> with PBX in a flash.... >>>>>> >>>>>> The only real thing that trixbox has going for it really is the >>>>>> endpoint >>>>>> manager... >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> 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 >>>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> 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 >>> >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------- >> FastQ Communications >> Providing Innovative Internet Solutions Since 1993 >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> 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 >> > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 > -- JD Austin Twin Geckos Technology Services LLC email: jd@twingeckos.com http://www.twingeckos.com phone/fax: 480.288.8195