[Freeswitch-users] Should I choose FreeSwitch?

[Michael Jerris]

I will try to make your decision a little easier... As much as I AM totally
biased on to freeswitch, we don't currently support bri, so unless you are
planning to add that support or sponsor that work, we may not yet be a good
solution to your problem.

On 9/18/07, Lucia Rotger <lrotger at aircomp.aero> wrote:
>
> 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
>
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