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Interview With Asterisk Creator Mark Spencer

Posted by timothy on from the so-did-you-always-want-to-be-a-comedian? dept.

ZX81 writes "We've just completed an interview with Mark Spencer AKA Markster, the creator of Asterisk (an Open Source PBX replacement running on Linux). He details the start of the Asterisk project and the direction for the future."

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  1. The Future seems bright by Evanrude · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I have been using Asterisk for several months, and I am extremely impressed with the capabilities it has.
    As I use it more and more I am always amazed by the features that it as compared to other PBX systems that cost thousands of dollars. I own a small business and without Asterisk we wouldn't have been able to afford a phone system. We have also been fortunate enough to be able to work with a few local businesses looking at the possibility of deploying Asterisk systems. I look forward to developing for Asterisk in the future (when time permits) as well as continuing to explore the vast array of services that it provides.
    Kudos to Mark and the gang for an excellent piece of software.

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  2. Mark Spencer is awesome! by SpaFF · · Score: 3, Interesting

    In addition to Asterisk, Mark was also one of the original coders of GAIM. He's from around my neck of the woods, so I've been lucky enough to speak with him (briefly) at a few cons. He's a really cool guy.

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