+1 I think this will provide easier iteration ability for the client developer and will not be significantly more complex for users. There is no inherent reason the clients should release in lock step with the server.
I do not think this needs to be done in 0.7.2 necessarily, we could also do it in 0.8 since that is when we are breaking compatibility. -Jay On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 3:17 PM, Lorenzo Alberton <l.alber...@gmail.com>wrote: > It's probably better to remove the client libraries and add a README with a > link to this wiki page: > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/Kafka+non-java+clients > > > On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 3:26 AM, Joe Stein <crypt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > This is the first candidate for the third incubator release for Apache > > Kafka, version 0.7.2-incubating. > > > > This release fixes the following issues > > > > > http://people.apache.org/~joestein/kafka-0.7.2-incubating-candidate-1/RELEASE-NOTES.html > > > > *** Please download, test and vote by Monday September, 24th, 12pm PDT > *** > > > > Release artifacts to be voted upon: > > https://people.apache.org/~joestein/kafka-0.7.2-incubating-candidate-1/ > > > > The tag (off the 0.7.2 branch) for release artifacts: > > > > > https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/kafka/tags/kafka-0.7.2-incubating-candidate-1 > > > > Kafka's KEYS file containing PGP keys we use to sign the release: > > https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/kafka/KEYS > > > > /* > > Joe Stein > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/charmalloc > > Twitter: @allthingshadoop <http://www.twitter.com/allthingshadoop> > > */ > > >