Hi, According the community update policy[1] for old releases, there is another cleaner option:
option 3: only keep the last three versions. Compatibility info of older versions could still be found in the old releases. If there are no concerns, the upcoming 1.18 release will choose option 3 which aligns with the community's support policy. Best regards, Jing [1] https://flink.apache.org/downloads/#update-policy-for-old-releases On Thu, Sep 14, 2023 at 1:03 PM Jing Ge <j...@ververica.com> wrote: > Hi folks, > > The compatibility table[1] contains old Flink versions. Does it make sense > to clean up and remove some very old versions? My proposal would be: > > option 1: keeping less than the last 10 versions in this table so that in > most cases reader does not need to scroll to the right to read hidden > columns. > option 2: remove versions older than 1.8.x, since their savepoints are not > compatible with 1.17.x (the last release). > > If we could reach a consensus, it will go into effect immediately with the > master branch and the upcoming 1.18 release. > > Looking forward to your feedback and votes. > > > Best regards, > Jing > > [1] > https://nightlies.apache.org/flink/flink-docs-master/docs/ops/upgrading/#compatibility-table > > >
