Donate an old Mac to an Asterisk Developer

Our pal Ted over at the VoIP Weblog tipped us off to a random act of philanthropy that we think you should know about.

Astmasters, a community of Asterisk developers, just launched a Hardware Exchange program to provide eager Asterisk developers access to free Macs (G3 or better). The program not only provides a green way to dispose of your older, unused Mac, but also gives developers a hand in developing a Mac-based Asterisk server. They're also looking for old PPC motherboards, old sets of Mac OS X install discs and other items. Complete details available here. Asterisk developers without a Mac, who would like to receive one to port your add-ons and utilities or write Asterisk related applications for the Mac, can request more info on that same page.

Asterisk is an open-source PBX and VoIP server, and as I've referenced in the past, the "notorious stability and security of Mac OS X (and its widely-available commercial support) make it a fantastic platform for IP telephony."