[VoIP] Asterisk version numbers

[David Josephson]

John Novack wrote:
> After insulting Digium on the users list more than once, I finally got some clarification on their insane version numbering system
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> 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.
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> 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.
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What there is need for, particularly with the instant (and hopefully 
temporary) demise of voip-info.org, is a thorough explanation of the 
internals of Asterisk. Indeed, Zaptel is almost an entirely different 
project (see www.zapatatelephony.org) .