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On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:30:52 -0400 |
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Simon <turner25@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> hi there, |
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> i'm looking for suggestions and guidance. |
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I tend to tell folks up front to never listen to me or believe anything I say, so here's my... $.02. |
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> I've looked into several ideas, but the last one that remains a good |
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> 'deal' is to set it all up myself, for free (but lots of work)! |
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> I'm thinking on setting up asterisk, |
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Don't. Your GF will hate you for wasting your time. |
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> I've read those, but I'm sure there are a lot of surprises not covered |
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> by these... |
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> http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk+Linux+Gentoo |
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> http://www.gentoo-wiki.info/Asterisk |
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> Thanks for any help! |
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Asterisk is unlike most other open source projects I've seen. Free help doesn't exist, really -- there's just too much money to be made replacing proprietary telco hardware for folks to enjoy educing that aha! moment. |
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All would tell you, at your hourly rate, choosing to roll your own asterisk install on Gentoo is probably the most expensive option available to you. |
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Anyway, it can be done. #gentoo-voip are helpful folks, but unless you have a real reason to know asterisk, really, don't bother... it's huge PITA for just getting a phone. |
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Even if you do decide to kill that gnat with a sledgehammer, you're better off with Trixbox, astlinux or something you can pretty much expect some help with. (So I hear.) |
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If all you want is to use a SIP trunk, my local telco monopoly, for example, will rent me a box to plug a phone into for a fixed monthly fee and unlimited calling. Or, you can probably get any Dahdi compat fxs card and plug a phone into your gentoo box. Or just get a SIP phone... plug into your router. |
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Basically, there are so many options, it's bewildering. From my (limited) experience with it, I'd say that Asterisk is really more of a place to create telco appliances from computers, not an application you run with other things as an afterthought, just because you can. |
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But, then again, you already run Gentoo, so you are familiar with needless self-inflicted pain as a pastime. Asterisk may be just for you, too! ;-) |
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Cheers, |
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