[CentOS] Asterisk and VOIP was Re: CentOS for non-tech user

>> I don't have any servers. I like CentOS on my desktop and my laptop
>> just because it's solid. It's also the Linux distribution of choice
>> for most Asterisk platforms -- which I intend to (eventually) learn.
>> (I'm a telephone tech, who is eventually going to have to go VOIP.)

Have a look at FreeSwitch as well:)

>You can get asterisk packages from rpmforge on Centos...but on Ubuntu
>you do not have to add an extra repository to get asterisk.

Don't bother with that, go straight to the source!
http://packages.asterisk.org/
These get updated rather quickly.

jlc