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3 Feb 2012	The component-3.1.3 bundle (SCR) has been released in the KF trunk. The new version fixes a problem that caused reference bind methods to be called when service properties was changed. An ordering problem is also corrected for services that changed service ranking.
23 Dec 2011	Support for admin/inspection of SRC (component) has been added to the component 3.1.0 bundle. The new version implements the Felix defined ScrService which enables inspection of service components status. A new bundle scrcommands 1.0.0 was also released in the KF trunk. It adds the KF console command group `scr` and uses the SrcService in component 3.1.0
16 Nov 2011	Bug fix releases of: Log Service 3.1.1, Log Commands 3.1.1 and Console 3.0.2. Any directives or parameters in a bundle symbolic name will be stripped away before using the name. See also https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3438377&group_id=82798&atid=567241
11 Nov 2011	The Event Admin 3.0.5 bundle has been releases in the KF trunk. The new version Removes three possible dead-locks between the Log-service and the Event Admin service that could happen when DEBUG-level logging was enabled. For details see https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3413792&group_id=82798&atid=567241
10 Nov 2011	The component-3.0.4 bundle (SCR) has been released in the KF trunk. The new version fixes a problem with components that weren't activated in the correct order when we had immediate components with optional circular references.
28 Oct 2011	The log-3.1.0 and logcommands-3.1.0 bundles have been released in the KF trunk. The new versions add support for configuring the log entry timestamp pattern by setting a format string property. See https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=567241&aid=3426947&group_id=82798. The new versions also includes other minor fixes in CM handling, file log handling and threading issues.
5 Sep 2011	Build system fix. API versions of several bundles updated. A fix has been made in the KF build system for issue 3402741 by adding implicit imports to the API version of the bundle of all packages exported by the same bundle. The implicit import will get a version range starting with the exported version up to the next major version (excluded). This default setting is per recommendation of the OSGi Specification. This fix affects primarily the API version of certain bundles which exports multiple packages, and previously did not explicitly import their own exported packages. The bundles listed below are all such API bundles. They have been updated to a new bug fix version (x.x.N) and are now corrected to have an implicit import of their respective exported packages. Blueprint (API) 1.0.1 Deployment Admin (API) 1.0.2 DMTree 1.0.2 HTTP-Server 3.0.6 IO (API) 3.0.1 Log Service 3.0.6 User Admin 3.0.2 Desktop 3.1.7 JSDK 2.5.0.kf3-2 Serial Port Device 2.0.1 API bundles with a single exported package are also affected and will get the same implicit import. However the bundle version of these bundles have not been updated since this change has no real impact on such bundles. The "_all" bundles are also affected such that they get the same version range on implicit imports. Previously they would get an implicit import with exactly the same version as the export. The implementation versions of the bundles are not affected by this change.
15 Jul 2011	Knopflerfish 3.2 released. Knopflerfish 3.2 is the second minor KF3 release. KF 3.2 includes several improvement in the framework, the compendium services and the Knopflerfish services, resulting in a faster and more robust Knopflerfish OSGi. The most important new feature are: Refactored fragment handling and full support for dynamic fragment attachment Improved handling of hanging bundle threads in start and stop methods, Bugfixes in Conditional Permission Admin Improved HTTP server, better handling persistent connections as well as handling DoS attacks Fixed stability issues in Component (SCR) Improved Android / Dalvik support New tutorials for Security and Android The Release Notes includes the complete list of features and fixes.
8 Jul 2011	Component/SCR bundle updated to 3.0.2 Fixed bug that caused immediate components only to be active when they were used. See http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3285927&group_id=82798&atid=567241
8 Jul 2011	The Knopflerfish framework has been updated to 5.1.14 in trunk. Fixes minor issue in CPA (Conditional Permission Admin)
13 Jun 2011	The HTTP server bundle has been updated to 3.0.5 in the SVN trunk. Improved handling of persistent connections for GET and HEAD methods.
13 Jun 2011	The HTTP server bundle has been updated to 3.0.4 in the SVN trunk. New configurable limits introduced to better control and handle ill behaving HTTP clients.
10 Jun 2011	The KF framework has been updated to 5.1.13 in the SVN trunk. Fix issue with resolving bundles with optional resolution, see http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=567241&aid=3301526&group_id=82798
15 Mar 2011	The Knopflerfish server is now up an running again. The problem was a rodent attack on the optical-fibre cable to the Makewave office. The cable is now replaced. We apologize for the inconvenience.
10 Nov 2010	The Knopflerfish Eclipse Plugin 1.0.19 has been released. This is a first in a series of planned updates to bring the plugin up to date. The focus on these updates will primarily be to make the launch configurations work better with the Knopflerfish build system, making it easier to run/debug KF. The plug-in release notes has the full list of new feature.
20 Oct 2010	Knopflerfish 3.1 released. Knopflerfish 3.1 is the first minor KF3 release. KF3.1 includes several improvement in the framework, the compendium services and the Knopflerfish services, resulting in a faster and more robust Knopflerfish OSGi. The most important new feature are: Updated framework with improved thread handling for listeners including support for asynchronous listeners. Reduced bundle start-up time Improved and faster log bundle Several fixes and minor improvements in the desktop bundle The Release Notes includes the complete list of features and fixes.
22 June 2010	Subversion trunk switched to Knopflerfish 3.0. Knopflerfish 3.0 has now been merged into to the Subversion trunk. This means that `branches/kf3` is deprecated and there will be no more nightly builds of this branch. Bug fixes for KF2 will be checked into `branches/kf_2_support`.
21 June 2010	Knopflerfish 3.0 released. Knopflerfish 3.0 is the final release of KF3, the next major version of Knopflerfish, designed to be compliant with the new OSGi R4 V4.2 specifications. KF3 fully implements the core and service compendium functions according to OSGi R4 v4.2. The KF3 overview page describes the development of KF3 in more detail. KF3 also includes several other improvements and fixes. The Release Notes includes the complete list of features and fixes.
21 June 2010	Knopflerfish 2.4 released. Knopflerfish 2.4 marks the last minor release of KF2. Following the release of KF3, KF2 will be in maintenance mode from now on and will remain as an OSGi R4 option. The Release Notes includes the complete list of features and fixes.
9 June 2010	Knopflerfish 3 rc-1 released. Knopflerfish 3 rc-1 is the first release candidate of KF3, the next major version of Knopflerfish, designed to be compliant with the new OSGi R4 V4.2 specifications. With the rc-1 release KF3 now fully implements the core and service compendium functions according to v4.2. The KF3 overview page describes the development of KF3 in more detail. The Release Notes has has additional information specific for this release.
12 May 2010	Knopflerfish 3 beta-5 released. Knopflerfish 3 beta-5 is the fifth 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-5 release KF3 now fully implements the core and service compendium functions according to v4.2. The KF3 overview page describes the development of KF3 in more detail. The Release Notes has has additional information specific for this release.
19 Mar 2010	Knopflerfish site down 24-25 March. Due to work on our internet connection the Knopflerfish site will be down for a couple of hours: PDT: 24 March 4pm - 11pm EDT: 24 March 7pm - 2am CET: 25 March 0:00 - 7:00 JST: 25 March 8:00 - 15:00
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 released. 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.