If nothing else, they deserve money just for the security updates they graciously research, develop and give away for free. Other than that, DONATE! Not that I think they're hurting per say but wow - what you get for your money is truly astonishing. I understand, though, that this is a courtesy put forward by the PiaF crew and in the past when it's happened I just reinstall, follow the instructions again, and it's always worked out in the end. Much you find there is useful but I've had some posts get none or almost no answers that simply went unresolved. It's a free phone system that is amazingly complex under the hood. If you need this, hire someone to get it done or learn how to work it via CLI. There really is no reason for a person without GNU/Linux and networking knowledge needing to set up Travelin' Man, port knocking, or other advanced topics. I would suggest newer users choose the latest instruction set (the first one you find while scrolling down the home page, and there is always at least one) and not wander too far off that post. I wish Ward would cull out some of the older stuff, but with a site that's updated so much over the last 10 years, it's obviously difficult. Some of the old pages are still relevant and linked to from the newer articles but they have links to old pages that aren't, etc. I will admit, though - the nerdvittles site, while a trove of knowledge and my first go-to source for VOIP tech, can be confusing with all the different versions of the installation techniques, add-on packages, security steps and so on. With literally 15 minutes of configuration from the end of install, I have a fully functional multi-line phone system with conferencing and caller queues, whatever music-on-hold I want, the list goes on. One of the best ways to get a phone system up and running within an hour (which includes the install time for the OS and PiaF packages). Haters are advised to check themselves thoroughly so as not to appear foolish in public. Plus at the end of the rainbow IncrediblePBX delivers an awesome and relevant system that can be put to work to make life better. But it's an increasingly IT world anyway and all the stuff learned for IncrediblePBX is transferrable to similar system that are based on similar fundamental concepts. There's a massive IT bow wave to get over for the uninitiated in order to make IncrediblePBX run correctly (in my noob opinion). And, I can modify the system to act the way I think it should act to best support what it is I'm trying to accomplish. Now I've got a fully functional and featured IPBX system to take care of small business telecom requirements for a monetary investment of tens of dollars and a pittance in electric consumption. However, the investment in time was not a zero sum game. It wasn't without sleepless nights, the repetition of installation instructions, the cursing of all that is one-and-zero in the world, the sifting through of YouTube videos, and more. Despite all my noobness I managed to get a Raspberry PI2 based IncrediblePBX system running reliably. The Asterisk components are compiled from source during the install process which allows for easier adaptions later on. A two stage installation process allows for more flexibility for the installation of the PBX specific components. The hard work and dedication to open source ideals is absolutely commendable. PBX in a Flash is a PBX system based on Asterisk, FreePBX and CentOS, coming as an ISO download. First off, massive props to the PIAF developers.
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