
Stripes is distributed under the [Apache License (Version 2)|http://apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt] (older versions of Stripes were released under the [LGPL|http://opensource.org/licenses/lgpl-license.php] and are still available under that license).
The current version of Stripes is *1.5.6*. For details of what changed between versions please refer to the [Release Notes|http://stripes.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/stripes/tags/1.5.6/ReleaseNotes.html].
h2. Stripes Downloads
Downloads are hosted by SourceForge.net. All released files (including all old releases) can be browsed [here|http://sourceforge.net/projects/stripes/files/].
There are three separate distribution files for Stripes:
# The regular (non-source) distribution includes the compiled version of Stripes, the Examples application and minimal library dependencies. It also includes source-code for Stripes and the examples, but _not a build environment_. *This is the recommended download for new Stripes users.* *[Download|http://sourceforge.net/projects/stripes/files/stripes/Stripes%201.5.6/stripes-1.5.6.zip/download]*
# The bundle is the right choice for developers who already used Stripes and just want the latest release for their web application. It contains the current Stripes library jar and a separate source jar for being used in your IDE. Read the [Dependencies|Download#Library dependencies] section to see what libraries Stripes also needs. *This is the recommended download for experienced developers.* *[Download|http://sourceforge.net/projects/stripes/files/stripes/Stripes%201.5.6/stripes-1.5.6-bundle.jar/download]*
# Due to the desire to keep the distribution light and the size of some of the compile-time dependencies a third, source, distribution is also available. This distribution includes the Stripes source, the build environment and all build dependencies. *This is the recommended download for developers that need to build Stripes on their own machine.* *[Download|http://sourceforge.net/projects/stripes/files/stripes/Stripes%201.5.6/stripes-1.5.6-src.zip/download]*
The latest *JavaDoc* is browsable [here|http://stripes.sourceforge.net/docs/current/javadoc/].
h2. Maven Integration
Integrating Stripes is simply done by declaring this dependency:
{code:xml|title=pom.xml|borderStyle=solid}
<dependency>
<groupId>net.sourceforge.stripes</groupId>
<artifactId>stripes</artifactId>
<version>1.5.6</version>
</dependency>