[Serusers] SIP Express Bundle. Step 1.

[Mike Trest - Personal]

Hi,

This is to summarize my opinions about FC* distro use.

IMHO, I think FC* is best selection as it contains many more fixes 
than does the older CENTOS (based on 5).   I have deployed several 
hundred FC* boxes in VoIP applications.  This is over 10,000 active 
ports without "Enterprise" stability issues.

IMHO this project needs the quickest path to the Enterprise community 
regardless of the OS/distro used.

I suppose the ultimate question is who is our target?  Ourselves, 
naturally.  However,   I suggest our target is not the bankers or 
major corporations with lots of rules and procedures.  That group 
will never adopt SER until they have a commercial-grade support 
system to advise their IT folks what to do for every question they may have.

IMHO our initial target is those early adopters who are trying to 
create new businesses in telecomm or consulting-on-telecom.   We want 
them to have a solid core that they can leverage into their new 
appliances and specialized applications.

The early adopters are risk-takers  (This means us as well!)  They 
demand an open box in which they can face the SIP world with some 
assurance of standards compliance while at the same time they can 
face their clients with something better, faster, cheaper, and 
innovative enough to get paid well for their efforts.

Making a technology "buy - in" decision at any point in time is only 
a check point -  not a final resting place.  IMHO, we are better off 
selecting an OS/distro effort that has a large share of both early 
adopters and long term commercial support - - - so long as it meets 
our current and future technical **AND** target market 
requirements.   Research confirms that the RH/FC community is the 
largest community with name recognition and respect among both the 
"geek-innovator" community as well as the Enterprise community.

..mike..