Hi Stan,

I'd like to propose including KIP-892 in the 3.7 release. The KIP has been
accepted and I'm just working on rebasing the implementation against trunk
before I open a PR.

Regards,
Nick

On Tue, 21 Nov 2023 at 11:27, Mayank Shekhar Narula <
mayanks.nar...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Stan
>
> Can you include KIP-951 to the 3.7 release plan? All PRs are merged in the
> trunk.
>
> On Wed, Nov 15, 2023 at 4:05 PM Stanislav Kozlovski
> <stanis...@confluent.io.invalid> wrote:
>
> > Friendly reminder to everybody that the KIP Freeze is *exactly 7 days
> away*
> > - November 22.
> >
> > A KIP must be accepted by this date in order to be considered for this
> > release. Note, any KIP that may not be implemented in time, or otherwise
> > risks heavily destabilizing the release, should be deferred.
> >
> > Best,
> > Stan
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 3, 2023 at 6:03 AM Sophie Blee-Goldman <
> sop...@responsive.dev>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Looks great, thank you! +1
> > >
> > > On Thu, Nov 2, 2023 at 10:21 AM David Jacot
> <dja...@confluent.io.invalid
> > >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > +1 from me as well. Thanks, Stan!
> > > >
> > > > David
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Nov 2, 2023 at 6:04 PM Ismael Juma <m...@ismaeljuma.com>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Thanks Stanislav, +1
> > > > >
> > > > > Ismael
> > > > >
> > > > > On Thu, Nov 2, 2023 at 7:01 AM Stanislav Kozlovski
> > > > > <stanis...@confluent.io.invalid> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi all,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Given the discussion here and the lack of any pushback, I have
> > > changed
> > > > > the
> > > > > > dates of the release:
> > > > > > - KIP Freeze - *November 22 *(moved 4 days later)
> > > > > > - Feature Freeze - *December 6 *(moved 2 days earlier)
> > > > > > - Code Freeze - *December 20*
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If anyone has any thoughts against this proposal - please let me
> > > know!
> > > > It
> > > > > > would be good to settle on this early. These will be the dates
> > we're
> > > > > going
> > > > > > with
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Best,
> > > > > > Stanislav
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Thu, Oct 26, 2023 at 12:15 AM Sophie Blee-Goldman <
> > > > > > sop...@responsive.dev>
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks for the response and explanations -- I think the main
> > > question
> > > > > for
> > > > > > > me
> > > > > > > was whether we intended to permanently increase the KF -- FF
> gap
> > > from
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > historical 1 week to 3 weeks? Maybe this was a conscious
> decision
> > > > and I
> > > > > > > just
> > > > > > >  missed the memo, hopefully someone else can chime in here. I'm
> > all
> > > > for
> > > > > > > additional though. And looking around at some of the recent
> > > releases,
> > > > > it
> > > > > > > seems like we haven't been consistently following the "usual"
> > > > schedule
> > > > > > > since
> > > > > > > the 2.x releases.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Anyways, my main concern was making sure to leave a full 2
> weeks
> > > > > between
> > > > > > > feature freeze and code freeze, so I'm generally happy with the
> > new
> > > > > > > proposal.
> > > > > > > Although I would still prefer to have the KIP freeze fall on a
> > > > > Wednesday
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > > Ismael actually brought up the same thing during the 3.5.0
> > release
> > > > > > > planning,
> > > > > > > so I'll just refer to his explanation for this:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > We typically choose a Wednesday for the various freeze dates -
> > > there
> > > > > are
> > > > > > > > often 1-2 day slips and it's better if that doesn't require
> > > people
> > > > > > > > working through the weekend.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > (From this mailing list thread
> > > > > > > <
> > https://lists.apache.org/thread/dv1rym2jkf0141sfsbkws8ckkzw7st5h
> > > >)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks for driving the release!
> > > > > > > Sophie
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 25, 2023 at 8:13 AM Stanislav Kozlovski
> > > > > > > <stanis...@confluent.io.invalid> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Thanks for the thorough response, Sophie.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > - Added to the "Future Release Plan"
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > 1. Why is the KIP freeze deadline on a Saturday?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > It was simply added as a starting point - around 30 days from
> > the
> > > > > > > > announcement. We can move it earlier to the 15th of November,
> > but
> > > > my
> > > > > > > > thinking is later is better with these things - it's already
> > > > > aggressive
> > > > > > > > enough. e.g given the choice of Nov 15 vs Nov 18, I don't
> > > > necessarily
> > > > > > > see a
> > > > > > > > strong reason to choose 15.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > If people feel strongly about this, to make up for this, we
> can
> > > eat
> > > > > > into
> > > > > > > > the KF-FF time as I'll touch upon later, and move FF a few
> days
> > > > > earlier
> > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > land on a Wednesday.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > This reduces the time one has to get their feature complete
> > after
> > > > KF,
> > > > > > but
> > > > > > > > allows for longer time to a KIP accepted, so the KF-FF gap
> can
> > be
> > > > > made
> > > > > > up
> > > > > > > > when developing the feature in parallel.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > , this makes it easy for everyone to remember when the next
> > > > > deadline
> > > > > > is
> > > > > > > > so they can make sure to get everything in on time. I worry
> > that
> > > > > > varying
> > > > > > > > this will catch people off guard.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I don't see much value in optimizing the dates for ease of
> > > memory -
> > > > > > > besides
> > > > > > > > the KIP Freeze (which is the base date), there are only two
> > more
> > > > > dates
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > remember that are on the wiki. More importantly, we have a
> > > plethora
> > > > > of
> > > > > > > > tools that can be used to set up reminders - so a contributor
> > > > doesn't
> > > > > > > > necessarily need to remember anything if they're serious
> about
> > > > > getting
> > > > > > > > their feature in.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > 3. Is there a particular reason for having the feature
> freeze
> > > > > almost
> > > > > > a
> > > > > > > > full 3 weeks from the KIP freeze? ... having 3 weeks between
> > the
> > > > KIP
> > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > feature freeze (which are
> > > > > > > > usually separated by just a single week)?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I was going off the last two releases, which had *20 days*
> (~3
> > > > weeks)
> > > > > > in
> > > > > > > > between KF & FF. Here are their dates:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > - AK 3.5
> > > > > > > >   - KF: 22 March
> > > > > > > >   - FF: 12 April
> > > > > > > >     - (20 days after)
> > > > > > > >   - CF: 26 April
> > > > > > > >     - (14 days after)
> > > > > > > >   - Release: 15 June
> > > > > > > >      - 50 days after CF
> > > > > > > > - AK 3.6
> > > > > > > >   - KF: 26 July
> > > > > > > >   - FF: 16 Aug
> > > > > > > >     - (20 days after)
> > > > > > > >   - CF: 30 Aug
> > > > > > > >     - (14 days after)
> > > > > > > >   - Release: 11 October
> > > > > > > >     - 42 days after CF
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I don't know the precise reasoning for extending the time,
> nor
> > > what
> > > > > is
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > most appropriate time - but having talked offline to some
> folks
> > > > prior
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > this discussion, it seemed reasonable.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Your proposal uses an aggressive 1-week gap between both,
> which
> > > is
> > > > > > quite
> > > > > > > > the jump from the previous 3 weeks.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Perhaps someone with more direct experience in the recent can
> > > chime
> > > > > in
> > > > > > > > here. Both for the reasoning for the extension from 1w to 3w
> in
> > > the
> > > > > > last
> > > > > > > 2
> > > > > > > > releases, and how they feel about reducing this range.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > 4. On the other hand, we usually have a full two weeks from
> > the
> > > > > > feature
> > > > > > > > freeze deadline to the code freeze but with the given
> schedule
> > > > there
> > > > > > > would
> > > > > > > > only be a week and a half. Given how important this period is
> > for
> > > > > > testing
> > > > > > > > and stabilizing the release, and how vital this is for
> > uncovering
> > > > > > > blockers
> > > > > > > > that would have delayed the release deadline, I really think
> we
> > > > > should
> > > > > > > > maintain the two-week gap (at a minimum)
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > This is a fair point. At the end of the day, we have to take
> > time
> > > > out
> > > > > > of
> > > > > > > > either one of the 3 ranges (now - KF; KF-FF; FF-CF;)
> > > > > > > > *It sounds fair to me to take out half a week from KF-FF and
> > add
> > > it
> > > > > to
> > > > > > > > FF-CF*. e.g:
> > > > > > > > - KF=Nov 18 (Sat)
> > > > > > > > - FF=Dec 6 (Wed) 2.5w after
> > > > > > > > - CF=Dec 20 (Wed) 2w after
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > How do others feel about this?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Just to throw a suggestion out there, if we want to avoid
> > > running
> > > > > > into
> > > > > > > > the winter holidays while still making up for slipping of
> > recent
> > > > > > > releases,
> > > > > > > > what about something like this: ...
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Looking at the last 2 releases, they both had a full month
> > > between
> > > > > KIP
> > > > > > > > Freeze and Code Freeze to finish contributions. Your proposal
> > > goes
> > > > > back
> > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > a more aggressive 3 weeks e2e time. All else equal, if the
> > > release
> > > > > date
> > > > > > > is
> > > > > > > > to be kept as early January, I would prefer to opt for the
> more
> > > > > > > > accommodative 4-week period.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Note that historically, we have set all the deadlines on a
> > > > > Wednesday
> > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > when in doubt erred on the side of an earlier deadline ... We
> > > can,
> > > > > and
> > > > > > > > often have, allowed things to come in late between the
> > Wednesday
> > > > > freeze
> > > > > > > > deadline and the following Friday, but only on a case-by-case
> > > > basis.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > This makes sense to me. The proposal I put above puts the two
> > > > > critical
> > > > > > > > dates (FF & CF) on Wed to allow for this flexibility in case
> > it's
> > > > > > needed.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Best,
> > > > > > > > Stanislav
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 24, 2023 at 12:40 AM Sophie Blee-Goldman <
> > > > > > > > sop...@responsive.dev>
> > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Actually I have a few questions about the schedule:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > 1. Why is the KIP freeze deadline on a Saturday?
> > Traditionally
> > > > this
> > > > > > has
> > > > > > > > > been on a Wednesday, which is nice because it gives people
> > > until
> > > > > > Monday
> > > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > kick off the vote and give people a full 3 working days to
> > > review
> > > > > and
> > > > > > > > vote
> > > > > > > > > on it. Also,
> > > > > > > > > 2. Why are the subsequent deadlines on different days of
> the
> > > > week?
> > > > > > > > Usually
> > > > > > > > > we aim to have the freeze deadlines separated by an integer
> > > > number
> > > > > of
> > > > > > > > > weeks. Besides just being a consequence of the typical 1/2
> > week
> > > > > > > > separation
> > > > > > > > > between freeze dates, this makes it easy for everyone to
> > > remember
> > > > > > when
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > next deadline is so they can make sure to get everything in
> > on
> > > > > time.
> > > > > > I
> > > > > > > > > worry that varying this will catch people off guard.
> > > > > > > > > 3. Is there a particular reason for having the feature
> freeze
> > > > > almost
> > > > > > a
> > > > > > > > full
> > > > > > > > > 3 weeks from the KIP freeze? I understand moving the KIP
> > freeze
> > > > > > > deadline
> > > > > > > > up
> > > > > > > > > to account for recent release delays, but aren't we wasting
> > > some
> > > > of
> > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > > gained time by having 3 weeks between the KIP and feature
> > > freeze
> > > > > > (which
> > > > > > > > are
> > > > > > > > > usually separated by just a single week)?
> > > > > > > > > 4. On the other hand, we usually have a full two weeks from
> > the
> > > > > > feature
> > > > > > > > > freeze deadline to the code freeze but with the given
> > schedule
> > > > > there
> > > > > > > > would
> > > > > > > > > only be a week and a half. Given how important this period
> is
> > > for
> > > > > > > testing
> > > > > > > > > and stabilizing the release, and how vital this is for
> > > uncovering
> > > > > > > > blockers
> > > > > > > > > that would have delayed the release deadline, I really
> think
> > we
> > > > > > should
> > > > > > > > > maintain the two-week gap (at a minimum)
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Note that historically, we have set all the deadlines on a
> > > > > Wednesday
> > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > when in doubt erred on the side of an earlier deadline, to
> > > > > encourage
> > > > > > > > folks
> > > > > > > > > to get their work completed and stabilized as soon as
> > possible.
> > > > We
> > > > > > can,
> > > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > often have, allowed things to come in late between the
> > > Wednesday
> > > > > > freeze
> > > > > > > > > deadline and the following Friday, but only on a
> case-by-case
> > > > > basis.
> > > > > > > This
> > > > > > > > > way the RM has the flexibility to determine what to allow
> and
> > > > when,
> > > > > > if
> > > > > > > > need
> > > > > > > > > be, while still having everyone aim for the established
> > > > deadlines.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Just to throw a suggestion out there, if we want to avoid
> > > running
> > > > > > into
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > winter holidays while still making up for slipping of
> recent
> > > > > > releases,
> > > > > > > > what
> > > > > > > > > about something like this:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > KIP Freeze: Nov 22nd
> > > > > > > > > Feature Freeze: Nov 29th
> > > > > > > > > Code Freeze: Dec 13th
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > We can keep the release target as Jan 3rd or move it up to
> > Dec
> > > > > 27th.
> > > > > > > > > Personally, I would just aim to have it as Dec 27th but
> keep
> > > the
> > > > > > stated
> > > > > > > > > target as Jan 3rd, to account for unexpected
> blockers/delays
> > > and
> > > > > time
> > > > > > > > away
> > > > > > > > > during the winter holidays
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Thoughts?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 23, 2023 at 3:14 PM Sophie Blee-Goldman <
> > > > > > > > sop...@responsive.dev
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Can you add the 3.7 plan to the release schedule page?
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > (this -->
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > >
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/Future+release+plan)
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Thanks!
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Oct 15, 2023 at 2:27 AM Stanislav Kozlovski
> > > > > > > > > > <stanis...@confluent.io.invalid> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >> Hey Chris,
> > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > >> Thanks for the catch! It was indeed copied and I wasn't
> > sure
> > > > > what
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > make
> > > > > > > > > >> of the bullet point, so I kept it. What you say makes
> > sense
> > > -
> > > > I
> > > > > > > > removed
> > > > > > > > > >> it.
> > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > >> I also added KIP-976!
> > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > >> Cheers!
> > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > >> On Sat, Oct 14, 2023 at 9:35 PM Chris Egerton <
> > > > > > > > fearthecel...@gmail.com>
> > > > > > > > > >> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > >> > Hi Stanislav,
> > > > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > > > >> > Thanks for putting this together! I think the "Ensure
> > that
> > > > > > release
> > > > > > > > > >> > candidates include artifacts for the new Connect
> > > > test-plugins
> > > > > > > > module"
> > > > > > > > > >> > section (which I'm guessing was copied over from the
> > 3.6.0
> > > > > > release
> > > > > > > > > >> plan?)
> > > > > > > > > >> > can be removed; we made sure that those artifacts were
> > > > present
> > > > > > for
> > > > > > > > > >> 3.6.0,
> > > > > > > > > >> > and I don't anticipate any changes that would make
> them
> > > > > likelier
> > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > be
> > > > > > > > > >> > accidentally dropped in subsequent releases than any
> > other
> > > > > Maven
> > > > > > > > > >> artifacts
> > > > > > > > > >> > that we publish.
> > > > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > > > >> > Also, can we add KIP-976 (
> > > > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-976%3A+Cluster-wide+dynamic+log+adjustment+for+Kafka+Connect
> > > > > > > > > >> > )
> > > > > > > > > >> > to the release plan? The vote thread for it passed
> last
> > > week
> > > > > and
> > > > > > > > I've
> > > > > > > > > >> > published a complete PR (
> > > > > > > https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/14538
> > > > > > > > ),
> > > > > > > > > >> so
> > > > > > > > > >> > it
> > > > > > > > > >> > shouldn't be too difficult to get things merged in
> time
> > > for
> > > > > > 3.7.0.
> > > > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > > > >> > Cheers,
> > > > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > > > >> > Chris
> > > > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > > > >> > On Sat, Oct 14, 2023 at 3:26 PM Stanislav Kozlovski
> > > > > > > > > >> > <stanis...@confluent.io.invalid> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > > > >> > > Thanks for letting me drive it, folks.
> > > > > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > > > > >> > > I've created the 3.7.0 release page here:
> > > > > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > >
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/Release+Plan+3.7.0
> > > > > > > > > >> > > It outlines the key milestones and important dates
> for
> > > the
> > > > > > > > release.
> > > > > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > > > > >> > > In particular, since the last two releases slipped
> > their
> > > > > > > > originally
> > > > > > > > > >> > > targeted release date by taking an average of 46
> days
> > > > after
> > > > > > code
> > > > > > > > > >> freeze
> > > > > > > > > >> > (as
> > > > > > > > > >> > > opposed to the minimum which is 14 days), I pulled
> the
> > > > dates
> > > > > > > > forward
> > > > > > > > > >> to
> > > > > > > > > >> > try
> > > > > > > > > >> > > and catch up with the original release schedule.
> > > > > > > > > >> > > You can refer to the last release during the
> Christmas
> > > > > holiday
> > > > > > > > > season
> > > > > > > > > >> -
> > > > > > > > > >> > > Apache
> > > > > > > > > >> > > Kafka 3.4
> > > > > > > > > >> > > <
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > >
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/Release+Plan+3.4.0
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >> -
> > > > > > > > > >> > > to
> > > > > > > > > >> > > see sample dates.
> > > > > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > > > > >> > > The currently proposed dates are:
> > > > > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > > > > >> > > *KIP Freeze - 18th November *(Saturday)
> > > > > > > > > >> > > *This is 1 month and four days from now - rather
> > short -
> > > > but
> > > > > > I'm
> > > > > > > > > >> afraid
> > > > > > > > > >> > is
> > > > > > > > > >> > > the only lever that's easy to pull forward.*
> > > > > > > > > >> > > As usual, a KIP must be accepted by this date in
> order
> > > to
> > > > be
> > > > > > > > > >> considered
> > > > > > > > > >> > for
> > > > > > > > > >> > > this release. Note, any KIP that may not be
> > implemented
> > > > in a
> > > > > > > week,
> > > > > > > > > or
> > > > > > > > > >> > that
> > > > > > > > > >> > > might destabilize the release, should be deferred.
> > > > > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > > > > >> > > *Feature Freeze - 8th December* (Friday)
> > > > > > > > > >> > > *This follows 3 weeks after the KIP Freeze, as has
> > been
> > > > the
> > > > > > case
> > > > > > > > in
> > > > > > > > > >> our
> > > > > > > > > >> > > latest releases.*
> > > > > > > > > >> > > By this point, we want all major features to be
> > merged &
> > > > us
> > > > > to
> > > > > > > be
> > > > > > > > > >> working
> > > > > > > > > >> > > on stabilisation. Minor features should have PRs,
> the
> > > > > release
> > > > > > > > branch
> > > > > > > > > >> > should
> > > > > > > > > >> > > be cut; anything not in this state will be
> > automatically
> > > > > moved
> > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > >> > next
> > > > > > > > > >> > > release in JIRA
> > > > > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > > > > >> > > *Code Freeze - 20th December* (Wednesday)
> > > > > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > > > > >> > > *Critically, this is before the holiday season and
> > ends
> > > in
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > middle
> > > > > > > > > >> of
> > > > > > > > > >> > > the week, to give contributors more time and
> > flexibility
> > > > to
> > > > > > > > address
> > > > > > > > > >> any
> > > > > > > > > >> > > last-minute without eating into the time people
> > usually
> > > > take
> > > > > > > > > >> holidays. It
> > > > > > > > > >> > > comes 12 days after the Feature Freeze.This is two
> > days
> > > > > > shorter
> > > > > > > > than
> > > > > > > > > >> the
> > > > > > > > > >> > > usual code freeze window. I don't have a strong
> > opinion
> > > > and
> > > > > am
> > > > > > > > open
> > > > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > >> > > extend it to Friday, or trade off a day/two with the
> > > > KF<->FF
> > > > > > > date
> > > > > > > > > >> range.*
> > > > > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > > > > >> > > *Release -* *after January 3rd*.
> > > > > > > > > >> > > *It comes after a minimum of two weeks of
> > stabilization,
> > > > so
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > >> earliest
> > > > > > > > > >> > we
> > > > > > > > > >> > > can start releasing is January 3rd. We will move as
> > fast
> > > > as
> > > > > we
> > > > > > > can
> > > > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > >> > aim
> > > > > > > > > >> > > completing it as early in January as possible.*
> > > > > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > > > > >> > > As for the initially-populated KIPs in the release
> > > plan, I
> > > > > did
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > >> > > following:
> > > > > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > > > > >> > > I kept 4 KIPs that were mentioned in 3.6, saying
> they
> > > > would
> > > > > > have
> > > > > > > > > minor
> > > > > > > > > >> > > parts finished in 3.7 (as the major ones went out in
> > > 3.6)
> > > > > > > > > >> > > - KIP-405 Tiered Storage mentioned a major part went
> > out
> > > > > with
> > > > > > > 3.6
> > > > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > >> the
> > > > > > > > > >> > > remainder will come with 3.7
> > > > > > > > > >> > > - KIP-890 mentioned Part 1 shipped in 3.6. I am
> > assuming
> > > > the
> > > > > > > > > remainder
> > > > > > > > > >> > will
> > > > > > > > > >> > > come in 3.7, and have contacted the author to
> confirm.
> > > > > > > > > >> > > - KIP-926 was partially implemented in 3.6. I am
> > > assuming
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > >> remainder
> > > > > > > > > >> > > will come in 3.7, and have contacted the author to
> > > > confirm.
> > > > > > > > > >> > > - KIP-938 mentioned that the majority was completed
> > and
> > > a
> > > > > > small
> > > > > > > > > >> remainder
> > > > > > > > > >> > > re: ForwardingManager metrics will come in 3.7. I
> have
> > > > > > contacted
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > >> > author
> > > > > > > > > >> > > to confirm.
> > > > > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > > > > >> > > I then went through the JIRA filter which looks at
> > open
> > > > > issues
> > > > > > > > with
> > > > > > > > > a
> > > > > > > > > >> Fix
> > > > > > > > > >> > > Version of 3.7 and added KIP-770, KIP-858, and
> > KIP-980.
> > > > > > > > > >> > > I also found a fair amount of JIRAs that were
> > targeting
> > > > the
> > > > > > 3.7
> > > > > > > > > >> release
> > > > > > > > > >> > but
> > > > > > > > > >> > > consecutively had no activity on them for the past
> few
> > > > > > releases.
> > > > > > > > For
> > > > > > > > > >> most
> > > > > > > > > >> > > of those, I pinged the author and explicitly asked
> if
> > > it's
> > > > > > going
> > > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > >> aim
> > > > > > > > > >> > to
> > > > > > > > > >> > > make it to 3.7. I have not included those here and
> > will
> > > > not
> > > > > > > until
> > > > > > > > I
> > > > > > > > > >> hear
> > > > > > > > > >> > > confirmation.
> > > > > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > > > > >> > > Please review the plan and provide any additional
> > > > > information
> > > > > > or
> > > > > > > > > >> updates
> > > > > > > > > >> > > regarding KIPs that target this release version
> (3.7).
> > > > > > > > > >> > > If you have authored any KIPs that have an
> inaccurate
> > > > status
> > > > > > in
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > >> list,
> > > > > > > > > >> > > or are not in the list and should be, or are in the
> > list
> > > > and
> > > > > > > > should
> > > > > > > > > >> not
> > > > > > > > > >> > be
> > > > > > > > > >> > > - please inform me in this thread so that I can keep
> > the
> > > > > > > document
> > > > > > > > > >> > accurate
> > > > > > > > > >> > > and up to date.
> > > > > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > > > > >> > > Excited to get this release going!
> > > > > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > > > > >> > > All the best,
> > > > > > > > > >> > > Stanislav
> > > > > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > > > > >> > > On Tue, Oct 10, 2023 at 9:12 AM Bruno Cadonna <
> > > > > > > cado...@apache.org
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >> > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > Thanks Stan!
> > > > > > > > > >> > > >
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > +1
> > > > > > > > > >> > > >
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > Best,
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > Bruno
> > > > > > > > > >> > > >
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > On 10/10/23 7:24 AM, Luke Chen wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > Thanks Stanislav!
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > On Tue, Oct 10, 2023 at 3:05 AM Josep Prat
> > > > > > > > > >> > <josep.p...@aiven.io.invalid
> > > > > > > > > >> > > >
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >> Thanks Stanislav!
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >> ———
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >> Josep Prat
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >> Aiven Deutschland GmbH
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >> Alexanderufer 3-7, 10117 Berlin
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >> Amtsgericht Charlottenburg, HRB 209739 B
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >> Geschäftsführer: Oskari Saarenmaa & Hannu
> > Valtonen
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >> m: +491715557497
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >> w: aiven.io
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >> e: josep.p...@aiven.io
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >> On Mon, Oct 9, 2023, 20:05 Chris Egerton <
> > > > > > > > > >> fearthecel...@gmail.com>
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>> +1, thanks Stanislav!
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>>
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>> On Mon, Oct 9, 2023, 14:02 Bill Bejeck <
> > > > > > bbej...@gmail.com
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>>
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>>> +1
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>>>
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>>> Thanks, Stanislav!
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>>>
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>>> -Bill
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>>>
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>>> On Mon, Oct 9, 2023 at 1:59 PM Ismael Juma <
> > > > > > > > > m...@ismaeljuma.com>
> > > > > > > > > >> > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>>>
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>>>> Thanks for volunteering Stanislav!
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>>>>
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>>>> Ismael
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>>>>
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>>>> On Mon, Oct 9, 2023 at 10:51 AM Stanislav
> > > > Kozlovski
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>>>> <stanis...@confluent.io.invalid> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>>>>
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>>>>> Hey all!
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>>>>> I would like to volunteer to be the release
> > > > manager
> > > > > > > > driving
> > > > > > > > > >> the
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >> next
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>>>>> release - Apache Kafka *3.7.0*.
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>>>>> If there are no objections, I will start
> and
> > > > share
> > > > > a
> > > > > > > > > release
> > > > > > > > > >> > plan
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>> soon
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>>>>> enough!
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>>>>> Cheers,
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>>>>> Stanislav
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>>>>>
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>>>>
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>>>
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>>
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > >> > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >> > > >
> > > > > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > > > > >> > > --
> > > > > > > > > >> > > Best,
> > > > > > > > > >> > > Stanislav
> > > > > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > >> --
> > > > > > > > > >> Best,
> > > > > > > > > >> Stanislav
> > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > Best,
> > > > > > > > Stanislav
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Best,
> > > > > > Stanislav
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Best,
> > Stanislav
> >
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Mayank Shekhar Narula
>

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