GNU Bayonne 1.2 (Linux Journal) [LWN.net]

Linux Journal looks at the GNU Bayonne project. "GNU Bayonne is the telecommunications application server of the GNU Project. With the introduction of embedded SQL support, we are now actually close to having what I hope will be a new stable Bayonne base release, 1.2. Ideally, I would like to introduce a 1.2 release in late January, around the time of LinuxWorld in NYC. However, there are a number of specific things that I think need to happen before we can do a 1.2 release."

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GNU Bayonne 1.2 (Linux Journal)

Posted Dec 20, 2002 21:47 UTC (Fri) by coriordan (guest, #7544) [Link]

What exactly *is* GNU Bayonne?

I try to find out every now and again but just get frustrated.
I know the FSF use it internally, so it's usable, should/could I use it in work?
I install it on a PC right? what does it do then?

Any insight appreciated
Ciaran O'Riordan

GNU Bayonne 1.2 (Linux Journal)

Posted Dec 20, 2002 22:11 UTC (Fri) by proski (subscriber, #104) [Link]

You need some telephony hardware on your machine. Bayonne will use it. Dummy driver that doesn't need any hardware except soundcard is still in the TODO list.

Bayonne can talk over the phone. It can be used e.g. to implement a voice menu, e.g. "press 1 for reservations, press 2 for order information, press 3 to talk to the service representative, press 0 to return to the previous menu". Some basic phrases are included in several languages.

GNU Bayonne 1.2 (Linux Journal)

Posted Dec 20, 2002 22:02 UTC (Fri) by erat (guest, #21) [Link]

As far as I can tell, Bayonne offers a free software alternative to the complex back-ends that tie together corporate telephone systems (voice mail, call routing/forwarding/conferencing, etc.). You supply the sprawling hairball of telephone hardware and Bayonne will provide the back-end bits, bytes, and DB connectivity to turn it all into a cleanly manageable telephony system. No small feat, fer sher.

GNU Bayonne 1.2 (Linux Journal)

Posted Dec 20, 2002 23:28 UTC (Fri) by rickfdd (guest, #4519) [Link]

Does it support a Voice Modem? Will it
work as an answering machine?

GNU Bayonne 1.2 (Linux Journal)

Posted Dec 21, 2002 1:12 UTC (Sat) by proski (subscriber, #104) [Link]

Check the manual:

The voicemodem driver does not currently work beyond detecting that a modem is there. Work is being done to support voice modems via the libvoice library included with the mgetty-voice package by Gert Doering and friends.

You are better off searching for "voice modem" and "answering machine" on Freshmeat.net.