5. Asterisk Fun
• AGI has no SIP-level control
• AGI is synchronous. Can’t cancel command.
• AMI protocol format has NO enforcement
• No good bridging API
• Simple features cause crashes (e.g. parking)
• features.conf is not dynamic
Just to name a few!
23. What about
Adhearsion?
• Adhearsion will have built-in Tropo
protocol support
• Can always use a FOSS stack with it
• Don’t want to build a cluster? Use Tropo!
• Lots of new features coming!
• First cloud-friendly telephony application
development framework
24. What to watch for
• Telephony hosting will become FOSS-friendly
• New communities for pre-written, cross-engine
open-source telephony applications
• The Java world will become an enormously
important citizen in open-source telephony
• Adhearsion support for Tropo, FreeSWITCH, etc
• New protocols designed for app frameworks
• Influx of new talent from the web world