[ANN] Apache Marmotta 3.0.0-incubating released!

Hi Linked Data people!

We are happy to announce the first release of Apache Marmotta (3.0.0-incubating). 

Apache Marmotta is a modular and extensible implementation of a Linked Data Server (and will implement the Linked Data Platform once the specification stabilizes) and includes many useful Linked Data libraries that can be used independently. Apache Marmotta is a continuation of the Linked Media Framework (LMF) originally developed by Salzburg Research, but considerably improved with respect to modularity, reliability, performance and also licensing. Since the last LMF release was the 2.x series, Apache Marmotta starts with the version number 3.0.0-incubating. LMF will continue to exist as an extended bundling of different technologies (Apache Marmotta, Apache Stanbol and Apache SOLR). 

Apache Marmotta consists of the following components:
- Apache Marmotta Platform: the complete Linked Data server implementation
- KiWi Triple Store: an implementation of a Sesame Sail based on a relational database with advanced functionalities like rule-based reasoning and versioning of updates
- LDClient: a Linked Data client library that can also wrap other legacy data formats and access them in a Linked Data style (e.g. the YouTube, Vimeo and Facebook APIs)
- LDCache: a caching component for LDClient allowing to locally cache the retrieved data in different backends
- LDPath: a path-based query language for the Linked Data Cloud; in combination with LDClient and LDCache, it allows transparently navigating over different servers

All components can also be used separately, e.g. for Linked Data applications that do not require a server and only aim to consume Linked Data. More information is available on the Apache Marmotta Website:

http://marmotta.incubator.apache.org/

All components are available via Maven Central. Documentation on how to use them can be found on the webpage. In addition, we offer several distribution packages at:

http://marmotta.incubator.apache.org/download.html

The Apache Marmotta release currently contains of the following distribution packages:
- Apache Marmotta Installer: an installation wizard that creates a ready-to-run installation of the Marmotta Platform
- Apache Marmotta Web Application: a .war file of the Marmotta Platform that can be deployed in most servlet containers
- Apache Marmotta Source Distribution: complete source code
- Apache Marmotta LDPath: a standalone command line tool for running LDPath over the Linked Data Cloud

In the following weeks, we will also prepare an updated version of the Linked Media Framework, which from now on will be based on Apache Marmotta but offer integration with Apache Stanbol and Apache SOLR to cover the complete value chain from unstructured content to meaningful applications like Semantic Search.

I hope you enjoy our software and maybe some of you would like to contribute in one way or the other! ;-)

Greetings,

Sebastian and the Apache Marmotta Team

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