<s>
In	O
computing	O
,	O
Equinox	B-Language
is	O
a	O
sub-project	O
of	O
the	O
Eclipse	B-Application
project	O
that	O
provides	O
a	O
certified	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
OSGi	B-Application
R4.x	O
core	O
framework	O
specification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Equinox	B-Language
began	O
as	O
a	O
project	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
original	O
Eclipse	B-Application
plug-in	O
runtime	O
in	O
version	O
3.0	O
of	O
Eclipse	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
further	O
developed	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
needs	O
of	O
the	O
Eclipse	B-Application
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
adaptations	O
were	O
made	O
into	O
the	O
OSGi	B-Application
specification	O
process	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
being	O
incorporated	O
in	O
the	O
R4	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
OSGi	B-Application
framework	O
specification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
Equinox	B-Language
has	O
been	O
the	O
reference	O
implementation	O
for	O
the	O
OSGi	B-Application
framework	O
specification	O
.	O
</s>
