My perception is that SER is something like a kernel, but Kamailio a user-oriented distribution and ecosystem wrapper around it that serves to &quot;practicalise&quot; it in an applied way.<br><br>--<br>Alex Balashov - Principal <br>Evariste Systems LLC <br>235 E Ponce de Leon Ave <br>Suite 106<br>Decatur, GA 30030 <br>Tel: +1-678-954-0670 <br>Fax: +1-404-961-1892 <br>Web: http://www.evaristesys.com/, http://www.alexbalashov.com<br><br>Daniel-Constantin Mierla &lt;miconda@gmail.com&gt; wrote:<br><br>
    Hello,<br>
    <br>
    if you install from sources, there is practically everything: ser +
    kamailio together, it is up to you what modules you want to use.<br>
    <br>
    If you install from kamailio packages (debian, centos), you get only
    kamailio specific modules (what is located in modules/ and
    modules_k/).<br>
    <br>
    Maturity of the code is the same, I am more into kamailio specific
    modules, though, since I use them. Kamailio is traditionally more
    interactive in terms of public relations, having a clear release
    policy, with packages built every time.<br>
    <br>
    Also, kamailio specific modules have more into SIMPLE extensions (I
    mean here presence, xcap, ...), but this is not a problem since you
    can use the modules with the ones developed in the past by SER. So
    there is nothing different between Kamailio and SER if you install
    from sources. As mentioned in the link, there are just some
    inter-module dependencies, so when using a module, you have have to
    use another specific one. This is actually valid in the same group
    of modules (like in modules_k), one module requires another one.<br>
    <br>
    What really make the difference in a deployment is the database
    structure used behind. If you start from scratch, it does not matter
    probably, but people upgrading from older versions, tend to stick to
    what they have, so they continue using one or the other.<br>
    <br>
    From my observations on this mailing list, it is more likely you get
    people answering more often for kamailio than ser. Also, there are
    more tutorials showing how to use kamailio, including integration
    with asterisk, if that is main concern, for example:<br>
    <br>
    &nbsp; * <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://kb.asipto.com/asterisk:index">http://kb.asipto.com/asterisk:index</a><br>
    <br>
    Cheers,<br>
    Daniel<br>
    <br>
    <br>
    <br>
    On 4/9/12 9:43 PM, Daniel Gonzalez wrote:
    <blockquote
cite="mid:CAAOi-OG+kF+MEQjoDrbop67+dj1Q-PJ-Yg_OgZNjBMwYDqvBdQ@mail.gmail.com"
      type="cite">Thanks for the link.
      <div><br>
      </div>
      <div>If I understand correctly, both projects share the same
        source code, and implement more or less the same functionality.
        <div>Is there a list of specific features which are only
          available in SER or in Kamailio?</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>Which is the most widely deployed / documented option?
          Which is more mature / stable? Which is the option which
          interoperates easier with Asterisk?</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>Sorry for the beginner questions, but I have found no place
          where this questions are adressed.<br>
          <br>
          <div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 9:17 PM,
            SamyGo <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                href="mailto:govoiper@gmail.com">govoiper@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span>
            wrote:<br>
            <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0
              .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
              <div>:-|
              </div>
              <div><br>
              </div>
              <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                href="http://www.kamailio.org/w/sip-router-releases/"
                target="_blank">http://www.kamailio.org/w/sip-router-releases/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
              <div><br>
              </div>
              <div><br>
                <br>
                <div class="gmail_quote">
                  <div>
                    <div class="h5">
                      On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 11:06 PM, Daniel Gonzalez <span
                        dir="ltr">&lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:gonvaled@gonvaled.com"
                          target="_blank">gonvaled@gonvaled.com</a>&gt;</span>
                      wrote:<br>
                    </div>
                  </div>
                  <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0
                    .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
                    <div>
                      <div class="h5">Hello,<br>
                        <br>
                        I am starting to deploy a SIP router, and after
                        reading the<br>
                        documentation in <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="http://sip-router.org" target="_blank">http://sip-router.org</a>
                        I am a bit confused. I am<br>
                        planning to integrate the SIP router with an
                        asterisk PBX. Which of<br>
                        the available projects is &nbsp;recommended to get in
                        touch with the<br>
                        technology, SER or Kamailio? Which are most of
                        you in the list using?<br>
                        Is there a particular use case where one or the
                        other is more<br>
                        appropriate?<br>
                        <br>
                        Thanks,<br>
                        Daniel Gonzalez<br>
                        <br>
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Kamailio Advanced Training, April 23-26, 2012, Berlin, Germany
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