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It is released under Apache Software License Version 2.0, one of the most business-friendly licenses available today.
How do I get WSO2 ESB?
WSO2 ESB is distributed completely free and the distribution packs can be downloaded from the WSO2 Oxygen Tank (Go to http://wso2.org) or http:com//wso2.com under the "Products" menu. WSO2 BRS can be downloaded as a binary distribution or built from SVN source.products/enterprise-service-bus/ and download the binary distribution, or click the link at the bottom of the page to access the source code. WSO2 ESB is distributed completely free of charge.
Does WSO2 ESB has performance comparisons with other popular ESBs?
Yes, the results of several rounds of performance comparisons carried out in year 2008 are available in the following article in WSO2 Oxygen Tank: http://wso2.org/library/3740. More recent performance test results will be coming up soon/articles/2013/01/esb-performance-65.
Is their commercial support available for WSO2 ESB?
We are committed to ensuring that your enterprise middleware deployment is completely supported from evaluation to production. Our unique approach ensures that all support leverages our open development methodology and is provided by the very same engineers who build the technology. For more details and to take advantage of this unique opportunity please visit , see WSO2 Support.
Can I get involved with the ESB development activities?
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A sequence is an ordered list of mediators (a mediator chain). When a sequence is given a message, it will go through all the mediators in the sequence. A sequence can also handover messages to other sequences.
What is an Endpoint?
Endpoint is a target or collection of targets that a message can deliverAn endpoint is the entry point to a service, process, or a queue or topic destination. It defines the destination for a message.
Can Endpoints perform error handling?
Yes. Endpoints can do error handling. User can configure the behavior of an endpoints when faced to a erroneous situation. You can find detailed article about endpoint error handling in the following article in WSO2 Oxygen Tank: http://wso2.org/library/articles/wso2-enterprise-service-bus-endpoint-error-handling. , see Endpoint Error Handling.
What are local entries?
Local entries can be used to hold various configuration elements required by sequences and proxy services. Usually, they are used to hold WSDLs, XSDs, XSLT files etc. A local entry can contain XML content as well as plain text content and configured to load content from a remote file too.
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