The 24 Coolest Uses of the Open Source Model (Asterisk Makes the Cut)
This is a list compiled from several sources. I have purposely skipped some of the obvious open source projects such as all the different Linux distributions, Apache, MySQL, etc. because these are all very well know. What I am trying to do is bring some of the lesser known gems to light so that everyone can benefit from them.
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Asterisk
If you have a small office but would like the ability to transfer calls, call others in the office, etc., Asterisk could be the answer you are looking for.
Asterisk® is a complete IP PBX in software. It runs on a wide variety of operating systems including Linux, Mac OS X, OpenBSD, FreeBSD and Sun Solaris and provides all of the features you would expect from a PBX including many advanced features that are often associated with high end (and high cost) proprietary PBXs. Asterisk® supports Voice over IP in many protocols, and can interoperate with almost all standards-based telephony equipment using relatively inexpensive hardware.
Asterisk® is released as open source under the GNU General Public License (GPL), meaning that it is available for download free of charge. Asterisk® is the most popular open source software available, with the Asterisk Community being the top influencer in VoIP.
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