HPR1109: Astricon 2012 - Virtues of the Open Source Telephony Platform

Summary: Host - sunzofman1 -> http://bkaeg.org/blog Guests - Randy Resnick, Allison Smith, Eric Ostenberg, Kevin Bushong Randy discusses the history of the VUC (VoIP Users Conference)-> http://vuc.me Early Talkshoe days (RIP Talkshoe), pre-dates mumble servers. Allison (voice of Asterisk) explains how she got involved with the telephony and asterisk in general. She graciously authenticates herself with a genuine echo test ;-) Eric and Kevin wax poetic about their early experiences with telcos and telephony. Everyone talks about some of the useful features and applications within Asterisk. DISA chan_dahdi SIP g722 codec We later get into what we believe asterisk will become in the future. Supplement GSM networks Automobile telematics (sunzofman1 has a special place in his heart for telematics) Host encourages everyone to contribute a HPR show!