On Apr 15, 2010, at 6:27 PM, Segel, Mike wrote:

> Caspar,
> 
> While IANAL, I did a first blush read of OSGi's Specification License, 
> Version 1.0. on the website link: 
> http://www.osgi.org/Specifications/Licensing as well as the license on the 
> download page: http://www.osgi.org/Download/Release4V42?info=nothanks.
> 
> In a nutshell, OSGi's Specification License, Version 1.0. is incompatible 
> with Apache's. 
> 
> That alone can explain why Apache projects won't touch OSGi.
> 

http://felix.apache.org/

> From a more practical issue, this problem is solved in other Apache projects, 
> so why not borrow from another Apache project like Tomcat?
> 
> Does that make sense? It appears OSGi is a non-starter.
> 
> HTH
> 
> -Mike
...

Cheers,
Marcel

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