On Dec 15, 2011, at 4:55 AM, Charles Moulliard wrote: > Hi, > > Within mailing list of Karaf, we have started a discussion about the > idea to have a KarafEE release. This idea is similar to the reflection > that OpenEJB team has had with TomEE but using Tomcat as Java > Application Server. As Geronimo uses Karaf as their kernel (which is > not the case for Glassfish, JBoss, Eclipse Virgo, ...) that makes a > lot of sense that we continue to promote karaf as platform not only > for Integration Server like ServiceMix but also for J2EE platform. > Since EJB3 spec and CDI, we see more and more projects interested to > have/use an EJB container on Karaf and use it as an alternative to > Spring (Dynamic Module/Blueprint). Developing a server, certify it, > cost a lot. > > As we we do not want to re-invent the wheel and due to number of > resources available, we prefer to capitalize on the work/efforts done. > This is why we come to you to discuss the idea about collaborating > together to improve existing geronimo-karaf platform to address points > mentioned in this thread > (http://karaf.922171.n3.nabble.com/Proposition-Apache-KarafEE-td3585332.html) > to be able to provide a KarafEE or Geronimo distro but using "features > mechanism" of Karaf to deploy OpenEJB, OpenJPA, new Karaf web console, > ... > > What do you think about that ?
You may need to be more precise about what exact capabilities/features you are looking for… David Jencks has been working on some Karaf updates necessary for a more complete Karaf integration within Geronimo. We do have a general desire to move Geronimo from the current GBeans to an OSGi service-based infrastructure. If this is inline with your thinking, than I'd say there's a definite possibility for collaboration… Your thoughts, ideas, and contributions would be welcomed by the Geronimo community. --kevan
