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FreeSWITCH

FreeSWITCH is a free and open-source telephony software for real-time communication protocols using audio, video, text and other forms of media. The software has applications in WebRTC, voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), video transcoding, Multipoint Control Unit (MCU) functionality and supports Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) features. The software runs on Linux, Windows, macOS, and FreeBSD.

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FreeSWITCH is a free and open-source telephony software for real-time communication protocols using audio, video, text and other forms of media. The software has applications in WebRTC, voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), video transcoding, Multipoint Control Unit (MCU) functionality and supports Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) features. The software runs on Linux, Windows, macOS, and FreeBSD.

Key claims

  1. release date: 2008 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2012 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 2018 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "2008". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2012". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "2018". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354961618

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.