@Ken
I think we need to drop into the real world...

1) Ok .,... Don't forget to say thanks to Debian , CentOs , Fedora , PHP , Python , Microsoft , all the authors of the OpenSource Libs , the creator of Make , the creator of the IDE that the Dev team uses ,  etc etc when you deliver the next project to your client ...

2)
Security trough obscurity != security its always better than nothing. " hey you don't need to guess the
the software I'm using , I'm giving the info for free just find an entry point  and you got it ...."

I could also imagine you agree with showing the version of the software in the HTPP headers (stuff that happens on some webservers/libs ( from my ming i can recall Django?!).

3)
The clients pays it doesn't really care about what software you use ( unless he fears some patent infringement) he wants results.

4)
No , Compliance could be internal or external the end-client could simply say "i don't want the freeswitch brand".


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@all
I don't know you guys but my daily work is developing software for some fairly large financial institutions and sincerely i think you are all over reacting to this thing.
Yes if you open-source something you will get part of your software stolen , changed or use in a way you were not expecting and not given credit for , that's life .If you don't want it , close the source , resell it , ask for NDA's , etc.
In my daily work me and my collegues use alot of open source ( contrary to the popular belief) , closed source and everything in between and you don't expect a public statement thanking anyone for anything.

This is the way life works and with open-source this is our current world ( i think the FS Team could even offer a fully custom branded solution) so it could help monetize the project.

And before you start thinking yes i bought G729 licenses , the FS Book even before it was out and no to many miles between me and Gluecon , yes i know airplanes exist :D.

P.S - I Also assume that you all as sysadmins once found a problem that a blogger may have solved and on your final report to the administration you didn't wrote " problem solved by Blogger XXXXXX"....

And never forget he is just the mailman sometimes the boss wants something ( even if not morally correct ) and you have to do it.
But the point raised by Anthony regarding the SDP "freeswitch flag" is important and you be featured on the wiki :)

Antonio Teixeira


On 6/19/13 3:49 PM, Ken Rice wrote: