[VoIP] Asterisk version numbers

[Shane Young]

I seem to remember them saying something about that previously, though  
I don't remember when it was.

To me, it seems obvious when you look at the downloads page at  
http://www.asterisk.org/downloads

Though, it might not be obvious that you could use zaptel 1.2.10 with  
asterisk 1.2.13, for example.



Asterisk downloads


Version 1.4

Asterisk 1.4.1
Zaptel 1.4.0
Libpri 1.4.0
Addons 1.4.0

Version 1.2

Asterisk 1.2.16
Zaptel 1.2.15
Libpri 1.2.4
Addons 1.2.5
Sounds 1.2.1


Personally, I have either always installed the latest of everything  
for a particular release, or the bleeding edge development stuff when  
I want something brand new.




Quoting John Novack <jnovack at stromberg-carlson.org>:

> After insulting Digium on the users list more than once, I finally   
> got some clarification on their insane version numbering system
>
>
> What we did was stop making 'artificial' releases of Zaptel and   
> libpri only to keep their version numbers in line with Asterisk   
> version numbers. There is no need nor value in having matching   
> version numbers; they are independent projects. If they were   
> supposed to be released in lock-step fashion, they'd all be a single  
>  project.
>
> There is no need for any 'map'; any Asterisk 1.2.x release should be  
>  usable with any Zaptel 1.2.x release, but of course we'd suggest   
> using the latest releases of both. There are no API changes or   
> feature additions (generally) in release branches, so frequently you  
>  can update_only_ Asterisk if you are happy with the version of   
> Zaptel you have installed and running.
--Shane
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