[Mac-telephony-list] LinuxPPC & * or OpenPBX?

[Amanda Walker via List]

On Dec 21, 2006, at 10:35 PM, Thoth via List wrote:
> Does anyone see an advantage to running asterisk on OS X, aside  
> from maybe a
> all-in-one secretary's desktop that runs word processing,
> spreadsheeting/databasing, and answers the phone?  I don't think  
> there would
> be any more stability to be gained from OS X.  And the graphical  
> overhead is
> a waste if the box is only a server.  Add in samba sharing, ldap,
> openexchange, email, and web services, and a linux server can  
> provide a ton
> of corporate level phunctionality all with no licensing fees.

Sure.  On the other hand, you've also just described Mac OS X  
Server.  For example, I have an XServe G5 racked up at my local  
Equinix data center.  My interest in Asterisk / OpenPBX /  
FreeSwitch / etc. on MacOS X is not because I want to run it on a Mac  
in my office, it's because I want to run it on the XServe sitting  
somewhere on a big fat GigE upstream connection, without having to  
pay for any more rack space or power than I already do.

Not all of us are interested in "PBX on a Mac mini".  Some of us are  
interested in "PBX as one of many services provided by a Mac OS X  
server box".


Amanda Walker