pnowojski commented on a change in pull request #7109: [FLINK-10900][kafka][docs] Mark universal Kafka connector as beta URL: https://github.com/apache/flink/pull/7109#discussion_r234248328
########## File path: docs/dev/connectors/kafka.md ########## @@ -110,13 +123,17 @@ Note that the streaming connectors are currently not part of the binary distribu ## Kafka 1.0.0+ Connector -Starting with Flink 1.7, there is a new Kafka connector that does not track a specific Kafka major version. Rather, it tracks the latest version of Kafka at the time of the Flink release. +Starting with Flink 1.7, there is a new Kafka connector that does not track a specific Kafka major version. +Rather, it tracks the latest version of Kafka at the time of the Flink release. -If your Kafka broker version is 1.0.0 or newer, you should use this Kafka connector. If you use an older version of Kafka (0.11, 0.10, 0.9, or 0.8), you should use the connector corresponding to the broker version. +If your Kafka broker version is 1.0.0 or newer, you should use this Kafka connector. +If you use an older version of Kafka (0.11, 0.10, 0.9, or 0.8), you should use the connector corresponding to the broker version. ### Compatibility -The modern Kafka connector is compatible with older and newer Kafka brokers through the compatibility guarantees of the Kafka client API and broker. The modern Kafka connector is compatible with broker versions 0.11.0 or later, depending on the features used. For details on Kafka compatibility, please refer to the [Kafka documentation](https://kafka.apache.org/protocol.html#protocol_compatibility). +The modern Kafka connector is compatible with older and newer Kafka brokers through the compatibility guarantees of the Kafka client API and broker. Review comment: I was just braking new lines here, but I can fix this while I'm at it. Thanks for pointing out. ---------------------------------------------------------------- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected] With regards, Apache Git Services
