R.I.P. Sangoma Being Acquired

[tycho]

My question:
Is FreePBX and Asterisk licensed in such a way as close-sourcing them would be impossible?
EDIT: This was the whole idea of GPL, when you make a useful change, you MUST contribute it to upstream.

Let me pose a different tack: setting AI aside, given how mature PBX systems are, is there really any need for "feature upgrades" for many users? If there is a future change in phone tech -- whether in terms of cutting-edge devices, or even the network, sure; your PBX needs to adapt to that. But otherwise a call is a call, a hold is a hold, a forward is a forward, a park is a park, etc. Maybe the latest and greatest open source Asterisk and FreePBX are forked, and all that is done going forward are bug fixes and security fixes...

 

[dallas]

Let me pose a different tack: setting AI aside, given how mature PBX systems are, is there really any need for "feature upgrades" for many users?

Probably not, but the elephant in the room would be the operating system.

 

[mbellot]

So... I join @kenn10 in suggesting you begin taking a careful look at FS PBX and FusionPBX. Except for our honeypots, we've been running these platforms for more than a year now with zero problems.

For a small home user (two trunks, three endpoints) which makes more sense from an ease of use standpoint for initial setup and ongoing maintenance?

 

[kenn10]

For a small home user (two trunks, three endpoints) which makes more sense from an ease of use standpoint for initial setup and ongoing maintenance?

Using Voip.ms instead of a PBX. If you are used to a product, it will always be easier to stay with it than moving to another product. At least it will until what you use becomes unsupported, lacks security fixes, and is discontinued; at which point you are in panic mode to move to something else.

 

[wardmundy]

Using Voip.ms instead of a PBX. If you are used to a product, it will always be easier to stay with it than moving to another product. At least it will until what you use becomes unsupported, lacks security fixes, and is discontinued; at which point you are in panic mode to move to something else.

Problem #1 is that the entire VoIP.ms platform is reportedly built on Asterisk.