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| 5 Mar 2010 |
Knopflerfish 3 beta-4 released. Knopflerfish 3 beta-4 is the fourth beta release of KF3, the next major version of Knopflerfish, designed to be compliant with the new OSGi R4 V4.2 specifications. With the beta-4 release KF3 now fully implements the core functions according to v4.2. What remains to implemented to reach full 4.2 compliance is declarative services compendium service updates in 4.2. The KF3 overview page describes the development of KF3 in more detail. The Release Notes has has additional information specific for this release. |
| 29 Oct 2009 |
Knopflerfish 3 beta-3 released. Knopflerfish 3 beta-3 is the third beta release of KF3, the next major version of Knopflerfish, designed to be compliant with the new OSGi R4 V4.2 specifications. With the beta-3 release KF3 now fully implements the core functions according to v4.2. What remains to implemented to reach full 4.2 compliance is declarative services compendium service updates in 4.2. The KF3 overview page describes the development of KF3 in more detail. The Release Notes has has additional information specific for this release. |
| 15 Oct 2009 |
Knopflerfish 3 beta-2 released. Knopflerfish 3 beta-2 is the second beta release of KF3, the next major version of Knopflerfish, designed to be compliant with the new OSGi R4 V4.2 specifications. With the beta-2 release KF3 fully implements the security functions according to v4.2. What remains to be implemented to reach full 4.2 compliance is extension bundles (framework) and the declarative services compendium service updates in 4.2. The KF3 overview page describes the development of KF3 in more detail. The Release Notes has has additional information specific for this release. |
| 11 Sep 2009 |
Knopflerfish 2.3.3 released. Knopflerfish 2.3.3 is a maintenance release of KF2. Better support in the framework for reference-URLs and the in memory mode. Other changes includes enhancements of the HTTP Service and Desktop, fixes in the declarative services runtime, user admin. The Release Notes has the complete list of fixes. |
| 31 Aug 2009 |
Knopflerfish 3 beta-1 released. Knopflerfish 3 beta-1 is the second pre-release of KF3, the next major version of Knopflerfish, designed to be compliant with the new OSGi R4 V4.2 specifications. The KF3 overview page describes the development of KF3 in more detail. The Release Notes has has additional information specific for this release. |
| 17 Jul 2009 |
Knopflerfish 3 alfa-1 released. Knopflerfish 3 alfa-1 if the first release of KF3, the next major version of Knopflerfish, designed to be compliant with the new OSGi R4 V4.2 specifications. The KF3 overview page describes the development of KF3 in more detail. The Release Notes has has additional information specific for this release. |
| 9 Jul 2009 |
Knopflerfish 2.3.2 released. Knopflerfish 2.3.2 is a maintenance release of KF2. Support added for checking certificate chains against a Java Keystore or if they are self signed. Other fixes include corrections on the HTTP Service, Desktop, and enhancements of the JUnit bundle as well as the build system. The Release Notes has the complete list of fixes. |
| 12 June 2009 |
Knopflerfish 3 branch available (OSGi 4.2) Knopflerfish 3 is the upcoming implementation of the OSGi 4.2 specification. Read more about the KF3 development at the Knopflerfish blog |
| 8 May 2009 |
Knopflerfish 2.3.1 released. Knopflerfish 2.3.1 is a maintenance release of KF2. Fixes in framework for CPA and fixes for XML parser service bundles Xalan and Crimson. The Release Notes has the complete list of fixes. |
| 20 Apr 2009 |
Knopflerfish 1.3.7 released. Knopflerfish 1.3.7 is a maintenance release of the OSGi R3 branch still maintained. Mainly fixes for framework problems. The Release Notes has the complete list of fixes. |
| 16 Apr 2009 |
Knopflerfish 2.3 released. Knopflerfish 2.3 is the next minor release of Knopflerfish. The main new feature is the added support for CPA - Conditional Permission Admin. The release also includes improvements and fixes regarding bootdelegation, build system etc. The Knopflerfish 2.3 Release Notes has the complete list of features and fixes. |
| 29 Mar 2009 |
Knopflerfish server replacement After successfully restoring all data after the disc crash on Friday, the server has gone down several times. We have therefore replaced the server hardware today. We apologize for the inconvenience. |
| 27 Mar 2009 |
Knopflerfish disc crash As you may have noticed www.knopflerfish.org has been unavailable for most of the day. This was due to a severe disc crash on the machine hosting the web site. The web site is now up and running again. However the svn repository, mail and mail lists are not yet functional. Hopefully everything should be restored back to normal again during the weekend. We apologize for the inconvenience. |
| 19 Dec 2008 |
Knopflerfish 2.2 is the next minor release of Knopflerfish. The main new feature in this release is the updated desktop bundle with the completely new graph view. The desktop is also made self-contained so that it can be used on any other framework such as felix or equinox. The release also includes improvements and fixes regarding OS name aliases, bundle class path fixes and fragments handling. The Knopflerfish 2.2 Release Notes has the complete list of features and fixes. |
| 17 Oct 2008 |
Knopflerfish 2.1.1 released. Knopflerfish 2.1.1 is a maintenance release of KF2. The main features in this release are the improved and update desktop bundle with new desktop views for events and bundle preferences, special icon for bundles having Declarative Services, and several more fixes. The release also includes improvements with System property handling, fragments handling and KF build system enhancements. The Knopflerfish 2.1.1. Release Notes has the complete list of features and fixes. |
| 8 Jun 2008 |
Knopflerfish 2.1 released. Knopflerfish 2.1 is the next minor release of KF2. Main new features in the release are: new Knopflerfish L&F, improved .xargs file handling; including improved support for multiple Knopflerfish instances in one JVM, desktop improvements for require bundle. This release also includes several fixes to reported bugs. The Release Notes has the complete list of features and fixes. |
| 8 Jun 2008 |
Knopflerfish web site overhaul The Knopflerfish website has undergone a major overhaul with a complete new L&F, including a new Knopflerfish logo, and new Knopflerfish mailing lists, hereby replacing the former forum on sourceforge. |
| 25 Apr 2008 |
Knopflerfish 1.3.6 released. Knopflerfish 1.3.6 is a maintenance release of the OSGi R3 branch still maintained. Includes fixes for permissions when security is enabled. The Release Notes includes has the complete list of fixes. |
| 28 Mar 2008 |
Redmonk's Michael Coté discuss OSGi with Knopflerfish project's Christer Larsson During Eclipsecon 2008 Michael Coté from Redmonk talked with Christer Larsson from Makewave & the Knopflerfish project about OSGi, the history behind OSGi, and how this technology originally designed for an embedded gateway is becoming a corner stone in enterprise Java technology. |
| 14 Mar 2008 |
Knopflerfish 2.0.5 released. Knopflerfish 2.0.5 is a maintenance release. Main new features are JSDK update to Servlet API v2.5 from 2.2, Axis2-OSGi bundle that exports Web Services using Axis and new Bundle Documentation section. The Release Notes includes has the complete list of fixes. |
| 8 Feb 2008 |
Knopflerfish 2.0.4 released. Knopflerfish 2.0.4 is a maintenance release. Corrections specifically for Spring Dynamic Modules, java security and permissions fixes as well as other minor corrections. This release also include the native application bundle wrapper, or ExecutableBundleActivator utility. The Release Notes includes has the complete list of fixes. |
| 10 Jan 2008 |
Knopflerfish 2.0.3 released. Knopflerfish 2.0.3 is a maintenance release. This release includes fixes for Spring-DM 1.0 as well as other minor corrections. Check out the Release Notes for a complete list of fixes. |
| 20 Nov 2007 |
Knopflerfish 2.0.2 released. Knopflerfish 2.0.2 is a maintenance release. Main new features are bundle class patching and automatic manifest generation. The release also contains several bug fixes. Check out the Release Notes for a complete list of fixes. |
| 3 Oct 2007 | Erik Wistrand, one of the founders of the Knopflerfish project, joins Makewave and will from now on be actively working on the Knopflerfish project again. |
| 30 May 2007 |
Knopflerfish eclipse plug-in 1.0.16 released The new release includes fix for having multiple source folders in a bundle project. The eclipse plug-in can be installed/updated using the Eclipse software update mechanism. See the plug-in instructions for more details. |
| 16 May 2007 | Gatespace Telematics, the primary maintainer of Knopflerfish changes name to Makewave |
| 25 Jan 2007 | There is a very good independent comparison of the different open source OSGi containers made by Piero Campanelli. Especially since KF is coming out quite nicely in the comparison! |
| 19 Jan 2007 | To better support the many KF users in Japan there is now a Japanese version of the Knopflerfish home page available. |
| 30 Nov 2006 |
Knopflerfish 2.0.1 released. Knopflerfish 2.0.1 is a maintenance release. Main features are adding support for boot delegation and making the User Admin service persistent. Check out the Release Notes for a complete list of fixes. |
| 18 Oct 2006 |
Knopflerfish eclipse plug-in 1.0.15 released The new release includes support for setting Bundle-ManifestVersion as well as additional R4 specific manifest header checks e.g. SymbolicName+Version must be unique. The eclipse plug-in can be installed/updated using the Eclipse software update mechanism. See the plug-in instructions for more details. |
| 25 Sep 2006 |
Knopflerfish Bundle Repository updated The Knopflerfish bundle repository has been updated to also support the new OBR format defined by OSGi RFC-112. The new format is available at: http://www.knopflerfish.org/repo/bindex.xml The OSGi Alliance hosts an OSGi Bundle Repository to which the KF bundle repo is linked. |
| 08 Sep 2006 |
Knopflerfish attends the OSGi Alliance Enterprise Workshop on 11
Sep 2006 The OSGi technology has already expanded from the devices into the desktop (eclipse). Next in turn is the enterprise server side. The OSGi Alliance is therefore hosting an enterprise workshop on 11 Sep 2006 in San Jose, California, USA. You will meet Eric Jönsson from the Gatespace Telematics Knopflerfish team at the workshop. |
| 28 Jun 2006 |
Knopflerfish 2.0.0 released The official 2.0 release of KF is now released and available for download. Knopflerfish 2.0 implements the OSGi R4 specification fully and Makewave (formerly Gatespace Telematics) has certified the Knopflerfish Pro edition for R4 compliance by the OSGi Alliance. |
| 27 Jun 2006 |
Knopflerfish 1.3.5 released. Knopflerfish 1.3.5 is a maintenance release correcting the use of "Bundle-SymbolicName" header in R3 bundles, making them conforming to OSGi R4 specification. Potential problems in running R3 bundles on an R4 framework is hereby eliminated. |
| 24 May 2006 |
Knopflerfish 2.0 RC1 released. OSGi R4 fully supported. There is today a release candidate of Knopflerfish 2.0 available for download. |
| 24 May 2006 |
Updated website The Knopflerfish website has been updated with new look and feel, new logo, colors, and additional content. Enjoy! |
| 12 May 2006 |
Meet KF at JavaOne Per Gustafson, CTO of Makewave (formerly Gatespace Telematics) and one of the lead developers at KF will be at joining the Birds of a Feather (BOF) sessions about OSGi technology at JavaOne. |
| 05 Apr 2006 |
KF2 beta-4 released The fourth beta release of KF 2 adds the missing Permissions feature in OSGi R4. The release also includes minor changes and bug fixes. Next release of KF2 is scheduled to be RC1 in mid April. The official KF2 release is getting closer! This beta-4 is available for download here. |
| 06 Mar 2006 |
Third beta release of Knopflerfish 2 The third beta release of KF 2 adds full support for extension bundles. The release also includes minor changes and bug fixes. The only remaining optional feature before full R4 compliance is Permissions. Support for Permissions is scheduled for release in March 2006. This beta-3 is available for download here. |
| 10 Feb 2006 |
Second beta release of Knopflerfish 2 The second beta release of KF 2 adds some important optional features in the R4 specification, such as required bundles and fragments. The release schedule for KF 2 is updated to include a possible third beta release adding R4 security features before going to the final 2.0 release. This beta-2 is available for download here. |
| 29 Jan 2006 |
Beta release of Knopflerfish 2 This is the first beta release of Knopflerfish 2.0. With this release KF2 is feature complete for all mandatory parts of the R4 core framework specification. The release is also feature complete for all vital parts of OSGi release 4 Service Compendium. This beta is available for download here. |
| 21 Dec 2005 |
Alpha release of Knopflerfish 2 This is the first pre release of the upcoming Knopflerfish 2.0. It contains part of the OSGi R4 specification implemented. The alpha is available for download here. |
| 3 Dec 2005 |
New release of Knopflerfish Eclipse plug-in 1.0.12 This is mainly a maintenance and bug fix release. See programming on how to install and use the plug-in with eclipse. |