OSTexo
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« Reply #15 on: June 29, 2011, 05:18:37 pm » |
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Hello,
I doesn't make sense that vendors stop working with one another on a whim. Do you know what the circumstances were behind the break between the two companies? How do you know that is not Auerswald that decided to end support? How do you know Askozia did not try to keep Auerswald support? I'm pretty sure contracts were involved between the two companies, and unless you have direct involvement in that transaction it's not allowed for you to know. Did you talk to Auerswald about the matter, after all they provide the hardware?
While you have an investment in a couple of appliances, it is usually the case that appliances have more restrictions put upon them in terms of upgradability. Generally speaking if you want to hack around with the platform one would usually buy a compatible PC, those happy with appliances need to make sure they are happy with what features are available at time of sale, not future. As features are added new levels of hardware have to match, the problem is not specific to Askozia, surely you acknowledge this. If I understand you correctly how do you blame Askozia for your choice of hardware? It is a different thing if only one platform was supported, but this is not the case. Surely you know this trend being a software developer, it is not a matter of if, but when this happens.
Comparatively speaking to other projects, Askozia seems to be an anomaly. It offers higher fit and finish that other open source projects do not have, with a lighter feature set. It also seemed like it has much less community help, which is a signal that it either dies or has to go to a paid model. I hardly think Askozias behavior rises to the "unprofessional" level that you imply. If anything they were wrong on hitting a release date, every software company has done that more than once in their lifetime, I think Askozia realized their mistake and learned their lesson.
You can think of it this way, you got a reasonable life out of your appliances, they didn't stop working, did they? If they are doing their job as appliances are designed then you haven't lost anything have you? Buy a PC for a few hundred euros and 50 Euros for the 2.1 build if you need more than 2 calls. If you need support then you can use the paid options, which look very reasonable. If not you still have a new PC that you can tinker around with to test other PBX software, or any other software that suits you, open source or not, there is probably a package out there that fits your requirements.
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