[EMAIL PROTECTED] is not a feature limited version of asterisk designed for home
users. It is actually a collection of various software projects,
including Asterisk stable, the AMP Web interface, SugarCRM, a Cisco
phone configuration editor, plus ConfigEdit and a bunch of other
stuff, all nicely tied together.
On the other hand, Asterisk by default is a blank slate and there are
extremely few limitations on how you can configure it to meet your
needs. Extreme flexibility is the rule, and many do not like that
GUIs (AMP included) necessarily place limits on this flexibility. As
a result, it is harder to make more complex customizations.
However, I think that the average user will actually find that AMP
brings some order to the "chaos" that is Asterisk. Rather than
limiting their freedom, many users see it as saving them from
reinventing the wheel and having to learn the minutiae of Asterisk
configuration. In addition, if you are willing to invest some time
studying the inner workings of AMP, you can figure out how it works
and place custom programming in the /etc/asterisk/
extensions_custom.conf file.
In the end, it depends on what type of user you are, and what you
want to accomplish. If you want to develop an easy to use and
configure replacement for a traditional PBX that does not require you
to really get into the nuts and bolts of dilaplans, etc, then I think
[EMAIL PROTECTED] is for you. If you want to get into more complex things such as
connecting databases to your system to let customers access their
data interactively, etc, then you probably want to avoid the GUI,
because it will limit your flexibility.
As with most everything else, it depends!
Tom
On Aug 12, 2005, at 4:37 AM, Michael Jones wrote:
Is there a significant difference between the features set of
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
and regular asterisk? (important missing features?)
About the cautions.. You're not kidding.. It blew out the hard drive
without so much as a "you sure you want to do this?".
Unfortunately I figured this out too late.. fortunately it was only
a test
system that won't take long to return to it's previous state.. I
may even
use it as Asterisk's permanent home.. A dual P3 500 server class intel
board..
- Michael
From: Tom Rymes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
<asterisk-users@lists.digium.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 18:45:55 -0400
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
<asterisk-users@lists.digium.com>
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Install just to play with experiment
Considering your description, I think that you should definitely try
out [EMAIL PROTECTED] It includes AMP already configured and working,
and makes it very easy to configure and set up a SOHO system. you can
even set it up to make and receive phone calls by configuring an
account at Teliax, VoipJet (outgoing only, no incoming as of yet...),
or Broadvoice.
Go to asteriskathome.sourceforge.net and dowload the ISO fiile. As
mentioned earlier, BE CAREFUL!!!!!!! This CD will format your hard
drive, wipe out all data, and install a new CentOS system without
asking for your say-so.
Tom
On Aug 11, 2005, at 6:37 PM, Francesco Peeters wrote:
On Fri, August 12, 2005 0:25, Doug Lytle said:
Michael Jones wrote:
Is there a quick configuration that can be put into place to
simply
experiment with the system (like create a couple of extensions
wit Xlite
and
make a "internal phone system" in my office that doesn't really
go out
anywhere - or maybe connects to a voip provider later)?
If you compile from source you can do a make samples .
Doug
And otherwise, you can try Asterisk @ Home, but be warned that it
installs
a complete new system, so do not try it on an existing machine you
do not
wish to be wiped clean first!
--
Francesco Peeters
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