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Question on the rationale behind using Spring (especially to the veteran 
developers):

I know that early versions/predecessors of ApacheDS used other 
frameworks (Avalon?). Which frameworks or lightweight containers were 
used/considered in the progress before Spring? Is there any 
documentation on the architectural decision or rationale to use Spring?

Thanks in advance,
     Stefan Zoerner (szoerner)