Thanks for the KIP - one suggestion I have is to perhaps separate the long term policy (which will naturally require a lot more debate) and what we plan to do for 4.0.
Why is the long term policy more complicated? Because it is trying to predict the future (Matthias made a comment regarding how 2.x and 3.x were long release lines for example, but we don't actually know how long 4.x or 5.x will be). It's a worthwhile discussion, but shouldn't be rushed. In the meantime, I think we should align on the plan for 4.0. Do we really want to keep testing and supporting direct client upgrades from 0.11 to 4.0? Is that even a good idea? Seems pretty risky to me. Ismael On Wed, Jan 15, 2025, 5:45 AM Kuan Po Tseng <brandb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'd like to initiate a discussion thread on *KIP-1124,* which proposes a > clear upgrade path for Kafka Client, including Kafka Streams. > You can find the details here: > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1124%3A+Providing+a+clear+Kafka+Client+upgrade+path > I’d appreciate it if you could take a look and share your thoughts or > feedback. > > Best regards, > Kuan-Po Tseng >
