Hello,
On Saturday, Oct 2nd 2004, I did a 45 minute presentation on
Asterisk to the Ohio Linuxfest. Roughly 350 people attended, and I think I
spoke with nearly all of them at some time during the day. N2Net had an
Asterisk PBX running on a Laptop w/ a pair of SNOM 200 Phones setup for
people to play with. When all was said and done, nearly 800
incoming/outgoing calls were made through the PBX on that day. We gave
away a pair of X100P cards as door prizes and every single last Digium
handout that I had with me was gone by 2 PM.
The presentation is online at:
http://damin.umlcoop.net/linuxfest2004.htm (PowerPoint for Web)
or in PDF at:
http://damin.umlcoop.net/linuxfest2004.pdf
While 45 minutes just barely scratches the surface of Asterisk, people
got the point. Presentations like this tend to have a ripple effect and
since this was targeted at LUGs you can be sure that this ripple is
just starting. I've already received Emails from people that have asked me
to give the presentation at other meetings.
I could have never done it without the help and support from people in
this community. In particular, I want to thank the following:
Mark - For writing Asterisk
Digium - For providing the handouts
Allison - For the awesome intro she recorded (You knocked them out of
their chairs!)
Jon Todd - For Asterisk in Three Beers Time or less, which I borrowed some
content from.
#asterisk - For setting me straight
And everyone that provided me feedback. Keep up the good work!
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