With the new embedding api we have a mechanism to switch frameworks seamlessly. Either smx kernel uses this already or it should be easy to port as it is close to the old way of embedding felix. After that, using a different framework will be very easy. Of course, we should make it so that it uses Felix by default :-)
regards, Karl On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 1:29 PM, Adrian Trenaman <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 for the name, and +1 for bringing together the felix and SMX kernels > communities. > > One question though: will Karaf be intimately tied to the Felix OSGi > implementation? I think that Karaf would be stronger if we can show that it > works over any OSGi compliant core. Thoughts, anyone? > > /Ade > > On 31 Mar 2009, at 12:42, James Strachan wrote: > >> 2009/3/30 Guillaume Nodet <[email protected]>: >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 19:49, Jamie G. <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> I agree, this sounds like a win-win for all involved (as per James / >>>> Guillaume's post). >>>> >>>> As a name submission I'd like Carafe (pronounced "karaf"). A carafe is >>>> a small container used for serving wine and other drinks >>>> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carafe). In similarity to the name the >>>> Kernel allows applications to be more easily handled, and improves >>>> their characteristics (much like a bottle of wine left to breath in a >>>> decanter) :) >>> >>> What about Karaf to lower the google hit counts and still preserve the >>> nice semantic ... >>> ... and eventually fill the "K" hole of the Apache TLP names list (in >>> case it ever becomes a TLP later). >> >> And K == Kernel etc :) >> >> +1 am liking it. >> >> Easy to remember, spell and google search. Unless anyone can think of >> a better idea. (My ideas were all terrible :) >> >> -- >> James >> ------- >> http://macstrac.blogspot.com/ >> >> Open Source Integration >> http://fusesource.com/ > > --- > Adrian Trenaman, Consultant Fellow, PS - Opensource Center of Competence > Progress Software Corp > Shelbourne Road, Dublin 4, Ireland > --- > +353-1-637-2659 (Office) > +353-1-637-2882 (Fax) > +353-86-6051026 (Mobile) > adrian.trenaman (Skype) > ---- > Blog: http://trenaman.blogspot.com > > > > > > > > > -- Karl Pauls [email protected]
