+1 (non-binbding) ... I built the RC2 from source, run tests and used it with several of my applications without any problems.
Thanks & Regards Jakub On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 7:17 PM Rajini Sivaram <rajinisiva...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Kafka users, developers and client-developers, > > > This is the third candidate for release of Apache Kafka 2.0.0. > > > This is a major version release of Apache Kafka. It includes 40 new KIPs > and > > several critical bug fixes. Please see the 2.0.0 release plan for more > details: > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=80448820 > > > A few notable highlights: > > - Prefixed wildcard ACLs (KIP-290), Fine grained ACLs for CreateTopics > (KIP-277) > - SASL/OAUTHBEARER implementation (KIP-255) > - Improved quota communication and customization of quotas (KIP-219, > KIP-257) > - Efficient memory usage for down conversion (KIP-283) > - Fix log divergence between leader and follower during fast leader > failover (KIP-279) > - Drop support for Java 7 and remove deprecated code including old scala > clients > - Connect REST extension plugin, support for externalizing secrets and > improved error handling (KIP-285, KIP-297, KIP-298 etc.) > - Scala API for Kafka Streams and other Streams API improvements > (KIP-270, KIP-150, KIP-245, KIP-251 etc.) > > > Release notes for the 2.0.0 release: > > http://home.apache.org/~rsivaram/kafka-2.0.0-rc2/RELEASE_NOTES.html > > > *** Please download, test and vote by Friday, July 13, 4pm PT > > > Kafka's KEYS file containing PGP keys we use to sign the release: > > http://kafka.apache.org/KEYS > > > * Release artifacts to be voted upon (source and binary): > > http://home.apache.org/~rsivaram/kafka-2.0.0-rc2/ > > > * Maven artifacts to be voted upon: > > https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/staging/ > > > * Javadoc: > > http://home.apache.org/~rsivaram/kafka-2.0.0-rc2/javadoc/ > > > * Tag to be voted upon (off 2.0 branch) is the 2.0.0 tag: > > https://github.com/apache/kafka/tree/2.0.0-rc2 > > > > * Documentation: > > http://kafka.apache.org/20/documentation.html > > > * Protocol: > > http://kafka.apache.org/20/protocol.html > > > * Successful Jenkins builds for the 2.0 branch: > > Unit/integration tests: https://builds.apache.org/job/kafka-2.0-jdk8/72/ > > System tests: > https://jenkins.confluent.io/job/system-test-kafka/job/2.0/27/ > > > /************************************** > > > Thanks, > > > Rajini >
