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OSGi: What are the differences between Apache Felix and Apache Karaf?

Apache Karaf is a sub project of Apache Felix. It is defined as "a lightweight OSGi container".

I don't understand when should I use the heavyweight and when to use the lightweight. Their site doesn't explain this too much

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Matthew Murdoch  2009-10-23 13:01:25
Thanks. That clears the confusion :)
bugspy.net  2009-10-25 13:28:47
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Good work mate, thanks

Chris  2010-10-23 10:22:45

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