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h1. What is Petals Studio?

Petals Studio is a Software distribution of *open-source Eclipse tools to work with Petals ESB*.
Some of these tools come from the Eclipse Foundation, while some others were developed specifically for Petals ESB.
*Petals Studio aims at providing all the required and available tools for Petals ESB*.
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h1. Tools and Features

Petals Studio embeds several different tools:
* Creation wizards and editors for Petals configurations.
* Import and export wizards for Petals.
* The Java Development Tooling (JDT).
* XML, XSD, XSL and WSDL editors.

The only thing the *Petals Studio needs is a JDK 6 (or higher)*.
Regarding hardware criteria, 1 GB of memory seems a minimum. In particular if you plan to work with graphical designers.
However, it is possible to update the memory settings in the _PetalsStudio.ini_ file located at the root of the distribution.

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The plug-ins that have been developed specifically for Petals Studio are licensed under the terms of the [Eclipse Public License|http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html].
The Petals Studio itself is a Software distribution where each component is governed by the terms and conditions of its own license.
All the embedded components are open-source.