# WSO2 Carbon Kernel 5.1.0-alpha Release Notes

### 12 Apr 2016

WSO2 Carbon Kernel 5.1.0-alpha is the core of the next-generation WSO2 Carbon platform. It is completely architected from the ground up with the latest technologies and patterns. Additionally, the Carbon Kernel is now a lightweight, general-purpose OSGi runtime specializing in hosting servers, providing key functionality for server developers. The result is a streamlined and even more powerful middleware platform than ever before.

WSO2 Carbon Kernel is an open source project and it is available under the Apache Software License (v2.0) .

## Key Features

- Java 8 Support
- Carbon Startup Order Resolver Framework
- Carbon Tools - Jar To Bundle Converter
- Equipped with Eclipse Luna SR2 OSGi Framework
- Carbon Launcher Framework
- Centralized Logging Framework with Log4j 2.0 as the Backend
- Transport Management Framework
- Pluggable Runtimes Framework
- OSGi Test Framework

## Issues Fixed for this release

- https://wso2.org/jira/issues/?filter=13024

## Known Issues

- https://wso2.org/jira/issues/?filter=13025

## Reporting Issues

Issues, documentation errors and feature requests regarding WSO2 Carbon Kernel can be reported through the public issue tracking system. https://wso2.org/jira/browse/CARBON.

## Contact us

WSO2 Carbon Kernel developers can be contacted via the Development and Architecture mailing lists.
Alternatively, questions can also be raised in the stackoverflow forum : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/wso2

## How To Contribute

You can find comprehensive instructions on how to contribute from the Getting Involved section on the documentation site.

For further details, please see the WSO2 Carbon Documentation.

Thank you for your interest in WSO2 Carbon Kernel

-The WSO2 Carbon Development Team