He was a big supporter of Asterisk early on, I hope he lands on his feet in better shape. I'm he could roll a better Trixbox than what they're delivering. -- JD Austin Twin Geckos Technology Services LLC jd@twingeckos.com 480.288.8195x201 http://www.twingeckos.com E. B. White - "Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one." On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 7:01 AM, James Finstrom < jfinstrom@rhinoequipment.com> wrote: > 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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