[cisco-voip] Torn apart by choices - old or new

[Jim Hand]

 Candace Holman <mailto:candace_holman at harvard.edu>  wrote:

>	    * 5.x is a RH Linux train, 4.2 is windows so your
>considerations for
>	      hardware, organizational policies or tech philosophies,
>	      engineering skillset, etc _may_ be different
>	
>	Candace

My understanding was that 5.x uses an "appliance" model.  That is, you don't see the platform, only a very limited interface.  If this is true (is it?), does it do any good to know whether or not it's a RH Linux train, as opposed to just "not Windows?"

Thanks,
Jim Hand
Wisdom Networking