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DSpace vs. Fedora
The question was raised on the Sakai-Library discussion list: Does anyone have any opinions on dSpace vs. Fedora?
There were many insightful answers, but this was the most concise, from Hussein Suleman
dspace provides a simple installable package with a user interface, some workflow management, its own repository, elements to support preservation, etc.
fedora is all about the repository and management of items in it.
technically, one could modify dspace to use fedora rather than its own repository ... so it may not be a choice but an "and".
you would choose fedora if you wanted to integrate a repository into a larger application. you would choose dspace if you wanted a one-stop-shop digital library system.
I love a nice simple answer.