I find below description in the OSGi R4 specification section '4.3.6
Activation':

stop(BundleContext) – This method must undo all the actions of the
BundleActivator.start(BundleContext) method. However, it is unnecessary to
unregister services or Framework listeners, because they must be cleaned up
by the Framework anyway.

Recently I read a post introducing development best practices(it's ibm
internal site), it says:
While the OSGi Framework will clean up services and service references, it
is still good programming practice to clean up what you allocate.
If you register services in the start() method, unregister the services in
the stop() method.
If you create (and open) a ServiceTracker in the start() method, close it
in the stop() method.
If you start threads or jobs in your start() method, make sure that the
threads or jobs are terminated by your stop method.

Which practice I would choice when programming OSGi service under Equinox?
Thanks

Best Regards
Zhu Meng Xin
IBM Workplace Client Technology
Tel: 86-10-82452244-52342       Fax: 86-10-82452887
NOTES: Meng Xin Zhu/China/IBM    E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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