The grumpy editor makes a phone call [LWN.net]

The grumpy editor makes a phone call

Posted Nov 3, 2005 15:04 UTC (Thu) by corbet (editor, #1)
In reply to: The GNU Bayonne 2 Telephony Application Server by evgeny
Parent article: The GNU Bayonne 2 Telephony Application Server

That would be a fun article to write, but I have a hard time seeing it happening right away. There would be a lot to learn, and I don't have the hardware to run this stuff. Time for LWN to buy me an in-house PBX, I guess...

The telephony software is, I think, crucially important, and I would like to have more coverage of it. If there were (hint) a knowledgable reader out there who might be interested in writing articles in this area, I'd sure like to talk to you.

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The grumpy editor makes a phone call

Posted Nov 3, 2005 15:39 UTC (Thu) by evgeny (subscriber, #774) [Link]

BTW, what about sponsored articles? Say, there is (or you guess there is) demand for comparative analysis of PBX systems. But you don't have the required hardware. Put an announce that for this article to be written you need e.g. $1000, with a "contribute" button on it. I'm damn sure in a few days you'll get the money (certainly there are 50 subscribers ready to pay $20 for such an article; or 100x$10).

While we're at that, the "Grumpy Editor"'s series is one of the best LWN features. It certainly deserves its own top-menu link, instead of being hidden inside "Archives".

And now that it's quite off-topic anyway: where can I buy my LWN mug?! ;-)

PS. In the November issue of LJ, there is a good article on the echo problem in software PBX.

The grumpy editor makes a phone call

Posted Nov 23, 2005 22:22 UTC (Wed) by barrygould (guest, #4774) [Link]

FWIW, the echo problem can be present in all VOIP, hardware or software.
(It's normal echo, made more noticable by internet latencies.)

ISTM the real solution is better-quality handsets, which don't pick up sound from the earphone. Unfortunately, this is required on both ends of the call to be truly effective.