diff --git a/karaf/assembly/src/main/distribution/unix-shell/bin/start b/karaf/assembly/src/main/distribution/unix-shell/bin/start
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..474885e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/karaf/assembly/src/main/distribution/unix-shell/bin/start
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+#    Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+#    contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+#    this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+#    The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+#    (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+#    the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#    WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#    limitations under the License.
+#
+# $Id: karaf 979 2005-11-30 22:50:55Z bsnyder $
+#
+
+DIRNAME=`dirname $0`
+PROGNAME=`basename $0`
+
+warn() {
+    echo "${PROGNAME}: $*"
+}
+
+die() {
+    warn "$*"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+detectOS() {
+    # OS specific support (must be 'true' or 'false').
+    cygwin=false;
+    darwin=false;
+    aix=false;
+    os400=false;
+    case "`uname`" in
+        CYGWIN*)
+            cygwin=true
+            ;;
+        Darwin*)
+            darwin=true
+            ;;
+        AIX*)
+            aix=true
+            ;;
+        OS400*)
+            os400=true
+            ;;
+    esac
+    # For AIX, set an environment variable
+    if $aix; then
+         export LDR_CNTRL=MAXDATA=0xB0000000@DSA
+         export IBM_JAVA_HEAPDUMP_TEXT=true
+         echo $LDR_CNTRL
+    fi
+}
+
+locateHome() {
+    if [ "x$KARAF_HOME" != "x" ]; then
+        warn "Ignoring predefined value for KARAF_HOME"
+    fi
+
+    # In POSIX shells, CDPATH may cause cd to write to stdout
+    (unset CDPATH) >/dev/null 2>&1 && unset CDPATH
+
+    KARAF_HOME=`cd $DIRNAME/..; pwd`
+    if [ ! -d "$KARAF_HOME" ]; then
+        die "KARAF_HOME is not valid: $KARAF_HOME"
+    fi
+}
+
+locateBase() {
+    if [ "x$KARAF_BASE" != "x" ]; then
+        if [ ! -d "$KARAF_BASE" ]; then
+            die "KARAF_BASE is not valid: $KARAF_BASE"
+        fi
+    else
+        KARAF_BASE=$KARAF_HOME
+    fi
+}
+
+init() {
+    # Determine if there is special OS handling we must perform
+    detectOS
+
+    # Locate the Karaf home directory
+    locateHome
+
+    # Locate the Karaf base directory
+    locateBase
+}
+
+run() {
+    if $cygwin; then
+        KARAF_HOME=`cygpath --path --windows "$KARAF_HOME"`
+        KARAF_BASE=`cygpath --path --windows "$KARAF_BASE"`
+        CLASSPATH=`cygpath --path --windows "$CLASSPATH"`
+    fi
+    # Ensure the log directory exists -- we need to have a place to redirect stdout/stderr
+    if [ ! -d "$KARAF_HOME/data/log" ]; then
+        mkdir -p "$KARAF_HOME/data/log"
+    fi
+    exec "$KARAF_HOME"/bin/karaf server "$@" >> "$KARAF_HOME/data/log/karaf.out" 2>&1 &
+}
+
+main() {
+    init
+    run "$@"
+}
+
+main "$@"
+
diff --git a/karaf/assembly/src/main/distribution/unix-shell/bin/stop b/karaf/assembly/src/main/distribution/unix-shell/bin/stop
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9d0a098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/karaf/assembly/src/main/distribution/unix-shell/bin/stop
@@ -0,0 +1,281 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+#    Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+#    contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+#    this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+#    The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+#    (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+#    the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#    WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#    limitations under the License.
+#
+# $Id: karaf 979 2005-11-30 22:50:55Z bsnyder $
+#
+
+DIRNAME=`dirname $0`
+PROGNAME=`basename $0`
+
+#
+# Check/Set up some easily accessible MIN/MAX params for JVM mem usage
+#
+
+if [ "x$JAVA_MIN_MEM" = "x" ]; then
+    JAVA_MIN_MEM=128M
+    export JAVA_MIN_MEM
+fi
+
+if [ "x$JAVA_MAX_MEM" = "x" ]; then
+    JAVA_MAX_MEM=512M
+    export JAVA_MAX_MEM
+fi
+
+warn() {
+    echo "${PROGNAME}: $*"
+}
+
+die() {
+    warn "$*"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+maybeSource() {
+    file="$1"
+    if [ -f "$file" ] ; then
+        . $file
+    fi
+}
+
+detectOS() {
+    # OS specific support (must be 'true' or 'false').
+    cygwin=false;
+    darwin=false;
+    aix=false;
+    os400=false;
+    case "`uname`" in
+        CYGWIN*)
+            cygwin=true
+            ;;
+        Darwin*)
+            darwin=true
+            ;;
+        AIX*)
+            aix=true
+            ;;
+        OS400*)
+            os400=true
+            ;;
+    esac
+    # For AIX, set an environment variable
+    if $aix; then
+         export LDR_CNTRL=MAXDATA=0xB0000000@DSA
+         export IBM_JAVA_HEAPDUMP_TEXT=true
+         echo $LDR_CNTRL
+    fi
+}
+
+unlimitFD() {
+    # Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that
+    if [ "x$MAX_FD" = "x" ]; then
+        MAX_FD="maximum"
+    fi
+
+    # Increase the maximum file descriptors if we can
+    if [ "$os400" = "false" ] && [ "$cygwin" = "false" ]; then
+        MAX_FD_LIMIT=`ulimit -H -n`
+        if [ "$MAX_FD_LIMIT" != 'unlimited' ]; then
+            if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+                if [ "$MAX_FD" = "maximum" -o "$MAX_FD" = "max" ]; then
+                    # use the system max
+                    MAX_FD="$MAX_FD_LIMIT"
+                fi
+
+                ulimit -n $MAX_FD > /dev/null
+                # echo "ulimit -n" `ulimit -n`
+                if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                    warn "Could not set maximum file descriptor limit: $MAX_FD"
+                fi
+            else
+                warn "Could not query system maximum file descriptor limit: $MAX_FD_LIMIT"
+            fi
+        fi
+    fi
+}
+
+locateHome() {
+    if [ "x$KARAF_HOME" != "x" ]; then
+        warn "Ignoring predefined value for KARAF_HOME"
+    fi
+
+    # In POSIX shells, CDPATH may cause cd to write to stdout
+    (unset CDPATH) >/dev/null 2>&1 && unset CDPATH
+
+    KARAF_HOME=`cd $DIRNAME/..; pwd`
+    if [ ! -d "$KARAF_HOME" ]; then
+        die "KARAF_HOME is not valid: $KARAF_HOME"
+    fi
+}
+
+locateBase() {
+    if [ "x$KARAF_BASE" != "x" ]; then
+        if [ ! -d "$KARAF_BASE" ]; then
+            die "KARAF_BASE is not valid: $KARAF_BASE"
+        fi
+    else
+        KARAF_BASE=$KARAF_HOME
+    fi
+}
+
+setupNativePath() {
+    # Support for loading native libraries
+    LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:$KARAF_BASE/lib:$KARAF_HOME/lib"
+
+    # For Cygwin, set PATH from LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+    if $cygwin; then
+        LD_LIBRARY_PATH=`cygpath --path --windows "$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"`
+        PATH="$PATH;$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
+        export PATH
+    fi
+    export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+}
+
+locateJava() {
+    # Setup the Java Virtual Machine
+    if $cygwin ; then
+        [ -n "$JAVA" ] && JAVA=`cygpath --unix "$JAVA"`
+        [ -n "$JAVA_HOME" ] && JAVA_HOME=`cygpath --unix "$JAVA_HOME"`
+    fi
+
+    if [ "x$JAVA" = "x" ]; then
+        if [ "x$JAVA_HOME" = "x" ] && [ "$darwin" = "true" ]; then
+            JAVA_HOME=/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Home
+        fi
+        if [ "x$JAVA_HOME" != "x" ]; then
+            if [ ! -d "$JAVA_HOME" ]; then
+                die "JAVA_HOME is not valid: $JAVA_HOME"
+            fi
+            JAVA="$JAVA_HOME/bin/java"
+        else
+            warn "JAVA_HOME not set; results may vary"
+            JAVA="java"
+        fi
+    fi
+}
+
+detectJVM() {
+   #echo "`$JAVA -version`"
+   # This service should call `java -version`,
+   # read stdout, and look for hints
+   if $JAVA -version 2>&1 | grep "^IBM" ; then
+       JVM_VENDOR="IBM"
+   # on OS/400, java -version does not contain IBM explicitly
+   elif $os400; then
+       JVM_VENDOR="IBM"
+   else
+       JVM_VENDOR="SUN"
+   fi
+   # echo "JVM vendor is $JVM_VENDOR"
+}
+
+setupDebugOptions() {
+    if [ "x$JAVA_OPTS" = "x" ]; then
+        JAVA_OPTS="$DEFAULT_JAVA_OPTS"
+    fi
+    export JAVA_OPTS
+
+    # Set Debug options if enabled
+    if [ "x$KARAF_DEBUG" != "x" ]; then
+        # Use the defaults if JAVA_DEBUG_OPTS was not set
+        if [ "x$JAVA_DEBUG_OPTS" = "x" ]; then
+            JAVA_DEBUG_OPTS="$DEFAULT_JAVA_DEBUG_OPTS"
+        fi
+
+        JAVA_OPTS="$JAVA_DEBUG_OPTS $JAVA_OPTS"
+        warn "Enabling Java debug options: $JAVA_DEBUG_OPTS"
+    fi
+}
+
+setupDefaults() {
+    DEFAULT_JAVA_OPTS="-Xms$JAVA_MIN_MEM -Xmx$JAVA_MAX_MEM "
+
+    #Set the JVM_VENDOR specific JVM flags
+    if [ "$JVM_VENDOR" = "SUN" ]; then
+        DEFAULT_JAVA_OPTS="-server $DEFAULT_JAVA_OPTS -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote"
+    elif [ "$JVM_VENDOR" = "IBM" ]; then
+        if $os400; then
+            DEFAULT_JAVA_OPTS="$DEFAULT_JAVA_OPTS"
+        elif $aix; then
+            DEFAULT_JAVA_OPTS="-Xverify:none -Xlp $DEFAULT_JAVA_OPTS"
+        else
+            DEFAULT_JAVA_OPTS="-Xverify:none $DEFAULT_JAVA_OPTS"
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    # Add the jars in the lib dir
+    for file in $KARAF_HOME/lib/*.jar
+    do
+        if [ -z "$CLASSPATH" ]; then
+            CLASSPATH="$file"
+        else
+            CLASSPATH="$CLASSPATH:$file"
+        fi
+    done
+    DEFAULT_JAVA_DEBUG_OPTS="-Xdebug -Xnoagent -Djava.compiler=NONE -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=n,address=5005"
+
+    ##
+    ## TODO: Move to conf/profiler/yourkit.{sh|cmd}
+    ##
+    # Uncomment to enable YourKit profiling
+    #DEFAULT_JAVA_DEBUG_OPTS="-Xrunyjpagent"
+}
+
+init() {
+    # Determine if there is special OS handling we must perform
+    detectOS
+
+    # Unlimit the number of file descriptors if possible
+    unlimitFD
+
+    # Locate the Karaf home directory
+    locateHome
+
+    # Locate the Karaf base directory
+    locateBase
+
+    # Setup the native library path
+    setupNativePath
+
+    # Locate the Java VM to execute
+    locateJava
+
+    # Determine the JVM vendor
+    detectJVM
+
+    # Setup default options
+    setupDefaults
+
+    # Install debug options
+    setupDebugOptions
+
+}
+
+run() {
+    if $cygwin; then
+        KARAF_HOME=`cygpath --path --windows "$KARAF_HOME"`
+        KARAF_BASE=`cygpath --path --windows "$KARAF_BASE"`
+        CLASSPATH=`cygpath --path --windows "$CLASSPATH"`
+    fi
+    exec $JAVA $JAVA_OPTS -Dkaraf.home="$KARAF_HOME" -Dkaraf.base="$KARAF_BASE" -Djava.util.logging.config.file=$KARAF_BASE/etc/java.util.logging.properties -jar "$KARAF_HOME/lib/karaf-client.jar" osgi:shutdown
+}
+
+main() {
+    init
+    run "$@"
+}
+
+main "$@"
diff --git a/karaf/assembly/src/main/distribution/windows-text/bin/start.bat b/karaf/assembly/src/main/distribution/windows-text/bin/start.bat
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1db948b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/karaf/assembly/src/main/distribution/windows-text/bin/start.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+@echo off
+rem
+rem
+rem    Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+rem    contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+rem    this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+rem    The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+rem    (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+rem    the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+rem
+rem       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+rem
+rem    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+rem    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+rem    WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+rem    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+rem    limitations under the License.
+rem
+rem 
+rem $Id: karaf.bat 979 2005-11-30 22:50:55Z bsnyder $
+rem 
+
+if not "%ECHO%" == "" echo %ECHO%
+
+setlocal
+set DIRNAME=%~dp0%
+set PROGNAME=%~nx0%
+set ARGS=%*
+
+title Karaf
+
+goto BEGIN
+
+:warn
+    echo %PROGNAME%: %*
+goto :EOF
+
+:BEGIN
+
+rem # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
+
+if not "%KARAF_HOME%" == "" (
+    call :warn Ignoring predefined value for KARAF_HOME
+)
+set KARAF_HOME=%DIRNAME%..
+if not exist "%KARAF_HOME%" (
+    call :warn KARAF_HOME is not valid: %KARAF_HOME%
+    goto END
+)
+
+if not "%KARAF_BASE%" == "" (
+    if not exist "%KARAF_BASE%" (
+       call :warn KARAF_BASE is not valid: %KARAF_BASE%
+       goto END
+    )
+)
+if "%KARAF_BASE%" == "" (
+  set KARAF_BASE=%KARAF_HOME%
+)
+
+:EXECUTE
+    start "Karaf" /MIN "%KARAF_HOME%\bin\karaf.bat" server
+
+rem # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
+
+:END
+
+endlocal
+
+if not "%PAUSE%" == "" pause
+
+:END_NO_PAUSE
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/karaf/assembly/src/main/distribution/windows-text/bin/stop.bat b/karaf/assembly/src/main/distribution/windows-text/bin/stop.bat
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3745aad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/karaf/assembly/src/main/distribution/windows-text/bin/stop.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+@echo off
+rem
+rem
+rem    Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+rem    contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+rem    this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+rem    The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+rem    (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+rem    the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+rem
+rem       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+rem
+rem    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+rem    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+rem    WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+rem    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+rem    limitations under the License.
+rem
+rem 
+rem $Id: karaf.bat 979 2005-11-30 22:50:55Z bsnyder $
+rem 
+
+if not "%ECHO%" == "" echo %ECHO%
+
+setlocal
+set DIRNAME=%~dp0%
+set PROGNAME=%~nx0%
+set ARGS=%*
+
+title Karaf
+
+goto BEGIN
+
+:warn
+    echo %PROGNAME%: %*
+goto :EOF
+
+:BEGIN
+
+rem # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
+
+if not "%KARAF_HOME%" == "" (
+    call :warn Ignoring predefined value for KARAF_HOME
+)
+set KARAF_HOME=%DIRNAME%..
+if not exist "%KARAF_HOME%" (
+    call :warn KARAF_HOME is not valid: %KARAF_HOME%
+    goto END
+)
+
+if not "%KARAF_BASE%" == "" (
+    if not exist "%KARAF_BASE%" (
+       call :warn KARAF_BASE is not valid: %KARAF_BASE%
+       goto END
+    )
+)
+if "%KARAF_BASE%" == "" (
+  set KARAF_BASE=%KARAF_HOME%
+)
+
+set LOCAL_CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%
+set DEFAULT_JAVA_OPTS=-server -Xmx512M -Dderby.system.home="%KARAF_BASE%\data\derby" -Dderby.storage.fileSyncTransactionLog=true -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote
+set CLASSPATH=%LOCAL_CLASSPATH%;%KARAF_BASE%\conf
+set DEFAULT_JAVA_DEBUG_OPTS=-Xdebug -Xnoagent -Djava.compiler=NONE -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=n,address=5005
+
+if "%LOCAL_CLASSPATH%" == "" goto :KARAF_CLASSPATH_EMPTY
+    set CLASSPATH=%LOCAL_CLASSPATH%;%KARAF_BASE%\conf
+    goto :KARAF_CLASSPATH_END
+:KARAF_CLASSPATH_EMPTY
+    set CLASSPATH=%KARAF_BASE%\conf
+:KARAF_CLASSPATH_END
+
+rem Setup Karaf Home
+if exist "%KARAF_HOME%\conf\karaf-rc.cmd" call %KARAF_HOME%\conf\karaf-rc.cmd
+if exist "%HOME%\karaf-rc.cmd" call %HOME%\karaf-rc.cmd
+
+rem Support for loading native libraries
+set PATH=%PATH%;%KARAF_BASE%\lib;%KARAF_HOME%\lib
+
+rem Setup the Java Virtual Machine
+if not "%JAVA%" == "" goto :Check_JAVA_END
+    set JAVA=java
+    if "%JAVA_HOME%" == "" call :warn JAVA_HOME not set; results may vary
+    if not "%JAVA_HOME%" == "" set JAVA=%JAVA_HOME%\bin\java
+    if not exist "%JAVA_HOME%" (
+        call :warn JAVA_HOME is not valid: "%JAVA_HOME%"
+        goto END
+    )
+:Check_JAVA_END
+
+if "%JAVA_OPTS%" == "" set JAVA_OPTS=%DEFAULT_JAVA_OPTS%
+
+if "%KARAF_DEBUG%" == "" goto :KARAF_DEBUG_END
+    rem Use the defaults if JAVA_DEBUG_OPTS was not set
+    if "%JAVA_DEBUG_OPTS%" == "" set JAVA_DEBUG_OPTS=%DEFAULT_JAVA_DEBUG_OPTS%
+    
+    set "JAVA_OPTS=%JAVA_DEBUG_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS%"
+    call :warn Enabling Java debug options: %JAVA_DEBUG_OPTS%
+:KARAF_DEBUG_END
+
+if "%KARAF_PROFILER%" == "" goto :KARAF_PROFILER_END
+    set KARAF_PROFILER_SCRIPT=%KARAF_HOME%\conf\profiler\%KARAF_PROFILER%.cmd
+    
+    if exist "%KARAF_PROFILER_SCRIPT%" goto :KARAF_PROFILER_END
+    call :warn Missing configuration for profiler '%KARAF_PROFILER%': %KARAF_PROFILER_SCRIPT%
+    goto END
+:KARAF_PROFILER_END
+
+rem Setup the classpath
+pushd "%KARAF_HOME%\lib"
+for %%G in (*.*) do call:APPEND_TO_CLASSPATH %%G
+popd
+goto CLASSPATH_END
+
+: APPEND_TO_CLASSPATH
+set filename=%~1
+set suffix=%filename:~-4%
+if %suffix% equ .jar set CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;%KARAF_HOME%\lib\%filename%
+goto :EOF
+
+:CLASSPATH_END
+
+rem Execute the JVM or the load the profiler
+if "%KARAF_PROFILER%" == "" goto :RUN
+    rem Execute the profiler if it has been configured
+    call :warn Loading profiler script: %KARAF_PROFILER_SCRIPT%
+    call %KARAF_PROFILER_SCRIPT%
+
+:RUN
+    SET OPTS=-Dkaraf.startLocalConsole=true -Dkaraf.startRemoteShell=true
+    SET SHIFT=false
+    if "%1" == "console" goto :EXECUTE_CONSOLE
+    if "%1" == "server" goto :EXECUTE_SERVER
+    if "%1" == "client" goto :EXECUTE_CLIENT
+    goto :EXECUTE
+
+:EXECUTE_CONSOLE
+    SET SHIFT=true
+    goto :EXECUTE    
+
+:EXECUTE_SERVER
+    SET OPTS=-Dkaraf.startLocalConsole=false -Dkaraf.startRemoteShell=true
+    SET SHIFT=true
+    goto :EXECUTE
+
+:EXECUTE_CLIENT
+    SET OPTS=-Dkaraf.startLocalConsole=true -Dkaraf.startRemoteShell=false
+    SET SHIFT=true
+    goto :EXECUTE
+
+:EXECUTE
+    if "%SHIFT%" == "true" SET ARGS=%2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8
+    if not "%SHIFT%" == "true" SET ARGS=%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8    
+    rem Execute the Java Virtual Machine
+    "%JAVA%" %JAVA_OPTS% %OPTS% -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" -Dkaraf.home="%KARAF_HOME%" -Dkaraf.base="%KARAF_BASE%" -Djava.util.logging.config.file="%KARAF_BASE%\etc\java.util.logging.properties" -jar "%KARAF_HOME%\lib\karaf-client.jar" "osgi:shutdown"
+
+rem # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
+
+:END
+
+endlocal
+
+if not "%PAUSE%" == "" pause
+
+:END_NO_PAUSE
+