Paging feature request

it would be a very complex feature code, with the possibly need to actually write an asterisk module. Creating the feature code is not difficult, but will require the launch of an application that can discover which channels to keep in the meetme that paging creates and kill all the others.

Some work as been done recently with duplex and whistle mode. The paging / auto intercom rollover mode is a necessity for some companies.

It is quite funny to see how complex it is to implement some simple traditional telephony functions in the Asterisk world, when it is so simple to do it with analog phones.

I think that we are in this situation today because the asterisk code as been mainly developped by IP / data software specialists more than telephone specialists. And they don't like to hear the advices from the telecom world.

This is quite a pity, because if not adressed fastly in a fork, asterisk and satellite projects will dye, stay in the hobby market, or will give the code base to a big company who will do the final job and sell it through the world as soon as the market will need it.

interesting discussion, but lets keep discussions and philosophy to the forums and not the ticket tracker, thanks.