[Freeswitch-users] Should I choose FreeSwitch?

[Lucia Rotger]

I have to implement a production software PBX. After some googling I came  
out with two candidates: Asterisk and FreeSwitch.

Asterisk looks like crap; granted, it's working in many installations and  
seems to be readier for prime time. But just looking at their bugs puts me  
away. Segfaults all over the place, crashes after handling a few hundred  
calls: in short, very poor, sloppy programming I think. Maybe I'm wrong  
here?

I like the way things are handled here and I like the coding style a lot.  
I think it's a matter of time FS becomes a great piece of software. Also  
 from looking at the bug tracker the issues don't seem to be like those  
plaguing Asterisk.

What are your thoughts? apart from the obvious bias you have for FS since  
you are here?

I'd also like to read documentation if I have to consider FreeSwitch. I  
see the wiki is incomplete in many places. There are  
variables/applications I can't even begin to guess what they do.

Also I'm aware that FS is a platform and Asterisk if just a PBX so its  
ambitions are greater; in fact I only want a PBX not a communications  
framework but as I've said above I feel Asterisk is going to be a lot of  
pain.

The PBX will have to handle no more than 24 calls through 12 BRI channels.  
The local phones will be SIP and the traffic will be mainly incoming calls  
although outgoing calls will be made also. I've never touched anything  
VoIP so I'm a total newbie.

Thanks,
Lucia Rotger