asterisk users - Sep 2007 - Linux Fedora, Debian, Slackware, FreeBSD our Sun Solaris?

Hey all!

    I'm newbie in the Asterisk World but old in other telephony systems like
Lucent/Avaya, Sopho, Siemens and Linux/Unix system.

    I'm in doubt, as based system, should I install Fedora, Debian,
Slackware, FreeBSD our Sun Solaris? Which is more robust for a small
Asterisk system, about 8 extensions, 4 hardphone and 4 softphone?

Thanks in advance!
Euler
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As far as I know, Asterisk was developed on Linux, and although it will 
work on other systems, my best experiences have been with Linux.  This is
especially true once you start talking about integration with Zaptel, 
since it requires kernel module hooks, etc.  And I think your situation 
does, since you mention a "hardphone."

   As far as what distribution to install, Linux is Linux is Linux.  Use 
whatever decisionmaking criteria you'd use in any other situation for
this type of system, Asterisk aside.  Personally, I run Debian and find
it the easiest to quickly install, turn up and manage if I'm deploying
an embedded system, but that's a claim that's likely to be disputed and
can lead to a religious war as much as any other question-by-proxy
concerning distributions.

   In the end, it's a matter of personal preference, mixed in with a few 
subtle business-level differentiators (Fedora's official, corporate 
support vs. Debian's organic, ad hoc, open-source nature, for example).

-- Alex

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Alex Balashov
Evariste Systems
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On Wed, 12 Sep 2007, Euler Pereira wrote:
> Hey all!
>
>    I'm newbie in the Asterisk World but old in other telephony systems
like
> Lucent/Avaya, Sopho, Siemens and Linux/Unix system.
>
>    I'm in doubt, as based system, should I install Fedora, Debian,
> Slackware, FreeBSD our Sun Solaris? Which is more robust for a small
> Asterisk system, about 8 extensions, 4 hardphone and 4 softphone?
Which of Fedora, Debian or Slackware do you know best?

I use Debian, but that's because it's the one I know best.

Gordon