[Users] [Kamailio-Users] OpenSIPS project

[Peter Nixon]

I am now officially confused. Can someone please give a summary of what is 
Kamailio and what is OpenSIPS? Are they the same project? Are they 2 
different projects?

-Peter

On Mon 04 Aug 2008, Bogdan-Andrei Iancu wrote:
> Hello everybody,
>
> A new project - OpenSIPs (Open SIP Server) - became active today, with
> its first release (OpenSIPS 1.4.0).
>
> What is OpenSIPS about?
>
>
> OpenSER History:
> ----------------
> Voice System started the OpenSER project with a vision of running an
> open project that will deliver a professional software.  Along the years
> Voice System was the main contributor and sustainer of the OpenSER
> project, organizing conferences, events and tutorials, all aiming to
> consolidate OpenSER as a top solution for industry VoIP.
>
>
> OpenSER Issues:
> ---------------
>
> In the past time, several critical problems related to OpenSER project
> were identified by us:
> - the need for a new reliable release - delayed or low-quality releases
> are affecting the credibility of the project
> - degradation of the project quality - testing, performance measurements
> and code quality control are overlooked
> - lack of the control, management and coordination of the project -
> critical project issues could not be handled or solved
>
>
> OpenSIPS Solutions:
> --------------------
>
> OpenSIPS is a continuation of the OpenSER project - we have a moral
> obligation to develop and deliver the high quality and reliable software
> we envisioned when starting OpenSER.
>
> 1) a 6 months release cycle, but with no compromise for the technical
> issues
> 2) extensive testing and performance measurements before each major
> release 3) contributions are guaranteed to be answered and integrated (if
> accepted) in less than 1 month
> 4) code review, architecture control and integrated design for software
> quality
> 5) technical management with a strict developer hierarchy and developer
> cooperation to prevent deadlocks or un-availabilities
> 6) intellectual honesty by having decisions taken on value-based
> criteria and arguments.
>
> To find more about the project, see the official web page :
> http://www.opensips.org
>
>
> OpenSIPS 1.4.0 release:
> -----------------------
>
> First major release of OpenSIPS is n**ow available. It incorporates new
> functionalities like
>
>     * dialog profiling extension
>     * local route for internally generated requests
>     * dial plan / translation module
>     * general NAT traversal module (for non-invite signalling)
>     * peering and rate limit (traffic shaping) modules
>
> , enhancements like:
>
>     * SRV load balancing (based on weights)
>     * nonce re-usage verification (safer authentication)
>
> and bug fixing - code, specs and functionality bugs.
>
> The full Changelog is available on the web site:
>
> To get the OpenSIPS 1.4.0 version, see the download page at:
>     http://www.opensips.org/index.php?n=Resources.Downloads
>
>
> Best regards,
> Bogdan
>
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