Ok, so are you using OSGi's code, or just writing your own code to implement a published API/specification?
I realize this is getting off topic, so you may just want to e-mail me directly. Thx -Mike -----Original Message----- From: Marcel May [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 11:35 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Custom Class Loader for Hadoop M/R jobs? 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 The information contained in this communication may be CONFIDENTIAL and is intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication, or any of its contents, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender and delete/destroy the original message and any copy of it from your computer or paper files.
