Thanks Guillaume for bringing this up and thanks everyone for the orderly discussions. I think it's important that someone brings up his concerns, that we value this and we can discuss about it.
Looking at the various responses in this thread I have the feeling that all arguments are on the table. While it seems that most of us do not see a problem with the current situation, I would like to know if anyone has a concrete proposal on how to improve or change things? Please keep in mind that we can only change the Apache side. If you want to change how the OSGi Alliance works, please take it up with the Alliance. So if you have any idea or proposal please bring it on. Thanks Carsten -- Carsten Ziegeler Adobe Research Switzerland cziege...@apache.org