[ANN] Karaf version 2.1.1 Released!

["Jamie G." <ja...@gmail.com>]

The Karaf team is pleased to announce the release of Karaf version 2.1.1

This release of Apache Karaf is based off of the 2.1.x series branch,
representing
an update to Apache Karaf 2.1.0. It contains multiple bug fixes, while
introducing
a minimal number of changes to dependencies from our last release.
For more detail please see the change log below.

  http://karaf.apache.org/

This release is available from http://karaf.apache.org/downloads and Maven:

  <dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.karaf</groupId>
    <artifactId>apache-karaf</artifactId>
    <version>2.1.1</version>
  </dependency>

Release Notes:

** Sub-task
    * KARAF-269 - Update jetty bundle version in main karaf 2.1.1 pom.

** Bug
    * KARAF-17 - ANSI support not properly initialized when creating
an Karaf instances from WebConsole or JMX
    * KARAF-156 - command dev:dynamic-import does not work
    * KARAF-221 - When starting a bare karaf, a single bundle is
displayed when using osgi:list, we should display none
    * KARAF-232 - validate goal of features-maven-plugin should support wrap jar
    * KARAF-238 - SLF4J Duplicate bindings warning when using Equinox
    * KARAF-239 - Equinox Framework Extensions
    * KARAF-261 - Cannot run command admin on cygwin.
    * KARAF-265 - add-features-to-repo goal of features-maven-plugin
should support wrap jar with additional instructions
    * KARAF-268 - When installing a bundle from a feature with blancks
before / after the bundle url, those bundles are not loaded on restart
(on felix)

** Improvement
    * KARAF-234 - validate goal of features-maven-plugin should
support spring/blueprint/feature protocol prefix
    * KARAF-247 - Add J2SE-1.2 to org.osgi.framework.executionenvironment
    * KARAF-263 - Upgrade to Spring 3.0.4.RELEASE
    * KARAF-264 - Upgrade to Jetty 6.1.25

** New Feature
    * KARAF-225 - FeaturesService should publish OSGi events

Enjoy!

-The Karaf team