The Karaf team is pleased to announce the release of Karaf version 4.0.0.M1.
Apache Karaf is a small OSGi distribution which provides a ready to use container for server side applications. !! This is a technology preview release of Apache Karaf, and should NOT be considered production ready !! Apache Karaf 4.0.0.M1 represents a major refactoring of the project, and includes numerous new features. We ask that users provide the community with their feed back so that the full Apache Karaf 4.0.0 release can be as feature complete and stable as possible. The 4.0.x line will ship with OSGi Rev5 support via Felix 4.4.1 and Equinox 3.9.1-v20140110-1610, and a completely refactored internal framework without Blueprint for internal usage. From a users point of view these changes will yield a smaller, more efficient Karaf core. There will be a Blueprint feature present in Karaf so that you can easily install Blueprint based applications. You will always be capable of using Blueprint in Karaf. So the main difference from a user perspective is that you’d need to depend on the Blueprint service if you need it. http://karaf.apache.org/ This release is available from http://karaf.apache.org/index/community/download.html#Karaf4.0.0.M1 and Maven: <dependency> <groupId>org.apache.karaf</groupId> <artifactId>apache-karaf</artifactId> <version>4.0.0.M1</version> </dependency> Download Note: Our mirrors are still syncing the new kits, if your primary mirror does not have the kit please try another from the server mirror list. Apache Karaf manuals will appear soon to the website, updates are underway. Release Notes: There are 327 resolved issues included in this release, best reviewed via our Jira. As this is a milestone release we've included a short set of release notes: http://karaf.apache.org/index/community/download/karaf-4.0.0.M1-release.html Enjoy!
