<s>
Kitura	B-Application
is	O
a	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
web	B-Application
framework	I-Application
written	O
in	O
Swift	B-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
IBM	O
and	O
licensed	O
under	O
Apache	B-Application
License	I-Application
2.0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
’s	O
an	O
HTTP	O
server	O
and	O
web	B-Application
framework	I-Application
for	O
writing	O
Swift	B-Application
server	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
IBM	O
announced	O
it	O
had	O
no	O
further	O
plans	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
Kitura	B-Application
framework	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
2020	O
,	O
work	O
on	O
server-side	O
Swift	B-Application
was	O
discontinued	O
at	O
IBM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
Kitura	B-Application
transitioned	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
community-run	O
project	O
however	O
it	O
struggled	O
to	O
gain	O
traction	O
within	O
the	O
developer	O
community	O
and	O
so	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
under	O
active	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
