FU Berlin, Fachbereich Mathematik und Informatik, Institut für Informatik
The OSGi core framework is undergoing more changes for its next R4 release than in any other since its inception. The main impetus behind these changes is the new focus on viewing the framework as providing a modularity layer for Java. This new focus for the framework has resulted from a growing interest to use OSGi technology as an application framework for building extensible systems, such as application servers or plugin-based platforms. From a research perspective, the OSGi framework provides a stable, standard platform for exploring dynamic component- and service-oriented issues without having to reinvent the wheel by creating one's own low-level, dynamic platform. This presentation focuses on the modularity-related changes to the R4 core framework, but will touch on other anticipated changes. Richard S. Hall is the only invited research member of the OSGi Alliance and is a member of the Core Platform Export Group (CPEG) that is responsible for defining new specification features for the core OSGi framework. He is also the developer behind Oscar, the oldest active open source OSGi framework implementation, which he started while working at Freie Universität in December 2000. His current research focus revolves around modularity and dynamic service composition and deployment.
Ort: Takustr. 9, Raum 049, Zeit: Fr., 24.6.2005, 14 Uhr s.t.
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