Re: [Toolserver-l] Exemption to third party software rule

In that case, Asterisk is not going to work. Can we trial Ventrilo? The linux client is coming out soon enough. Asterisk lacks many of the features that we need to actually make it popular. If we cant use Ventrilo, i'm going to try building a simple system for our purposes.-Matt Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2007 15:06:25 -0700From: bjweeks16(a)gmail.comTo: toolserver-l(a)lists.wikimedia.orgSubject: Re: [Toolserver-l] Exemption to third party software ruleI think you misunderstand. Asterisk is a phone PBX that supports VoIP, it is not a internet chat application like Vent or TS. No client is going to have a GUI anything like Vent, the clients used will be so called softphones that will dial the server. Channels are conference rooms in Asterisk, like office phone conference systems. Moderation can be done, but again the clients will have no GUI for this. Asterisk can use TTS but not for what you want. People will need a mic (or phone) to use the system. For clients you need a softphone, Kiax is a good IAX softphone and X-lite is a good SIP softphone (or just google for "sip softphone" or "iax softphone"). A phone gateway would be possible (and even totally free, but you can't get free tollfree numbers). I wouldn't suggest trying to do this on your own if you have little VoIP knowledge as the learning curve is quite large. If you don't use a configuration GUI (which I think is a really bad idea) you would have to write the dialplan logic by hand and configure the rest of the system. On 10/6/07, The Fearow <fearow00(a)hotmail.com> wrote: In that case, I think i'm going to do with something like Asterisk. I chose Ventrilo as its already popular and has a lot of options. Does asterisk support channels, moderation, etc? One other feature about Ventrilo that as far as I can tell would be more difficult with something like Asterisk, is the TTS engine for users without a microphone. It sounds decent (although for those poor SP1 users they get Microsoft Sam), and allows users with no microphone to participate in voice chat. Could anyone provide some examples of good compatible clients that support these features? -MattNote: I also love the idea of a gateway from standard telephone, but we probably wouldnt be able to do that. If we could it'd be a great way to start a de Wikinews Hotline (see the main page of Wikinews). Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! MSN Messenger_______________________________________________Toolserver-l mailing listToolserver-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/toolserver-l _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/