Hi All, Thanks for making to Apache Fluss community call , couldn't be more happier seeing the community grow and thrive, Looking forward to more and more otters join us and help us unleash the streams.
For those who couldn't surf along in today's meeting we won't let you miss out on anything Recording: https://fathom.video/share/es7yycZZqVMCjfsNmGah1CkrcPDfUW9T Meeting Summary: Purpose • Discuss Fluss 0.8 release progress, finalize remaining features, and discussions for 0.9. Notes • Fluss 0.8 Release → approaching code freeze with several features ready for merging including Flink 2.1 support and critical bug fixes. • Helm Chart Development → first version PR submitted with end-to-end functionality achieved in local environment; will rely on third-party ZooKeeper Helm chart. • Flink CDC & Complex Data Types → compatibility challenges between Flink CDC versions and Flink versions, particularly impacting Postgres Pipeline Source and complex data type flattening support for fluss. • Release Plan ○ Merge remaining pull requests within the next week before code freeze. ▪ Blockers ○ Fill in the details for the 0.8 release blog for the charter you are working on. ▪ Release Draft 0.8 ○ Prepare release candidate before Flink Forward (Oct 15) for user testing. ○ Target official release end of October after 3-week vote process. • Fluss 0.9 Planning ○ Aim for shorter release cycle (2-3 months) to deliver features more quickly. ○ Focus on completing features from 0.8 cycle: log filter pushdown, Spark connector improvements. ○ Include KV auto-incremental feature and full table scan capabilities. • Helm Charts ○ David to provide comprehensive E2E user guide for Helm chart installation. ○ Continue development with main focus on deployment simplification. • Data Type Support ○ Leonard and George to discuss offline about supporting complex data types from • Community Initiatives ○ New Chinese translation channel established for coordinating blog translations. ○ Jark and Giannis to present Fluss overview and demo at Flink Forward Barcelona. ○ Plan webinar with Giannis and Leonard to showcase 0.8 features. • Client Development ○ Schedule discussion for Python & Rust client progress and community contribution encouragement. • Announcements: ○ Flink CDC 3.5 Release (PG -> FLUSS) : https://flink.apache.org/2025/09/26/apache-flink-cdc-3.5.0-release-announcement/ ○ Upcoming Flink forward talks ▪ https://www.flink-forward.org/barcelona-2025/agenda#apache-fluss-and-the-seven-deadly-sins-of-streaming-analytics ▪ https://www.flink-forward.org/barcelona-2025/agenda#apache-fluss--making-your-lakehouse-truly-real-time Objective Complete a stable 0.8 release and establish foundation for accelerated 0.9 development cycle focusing on advanced data processing capabilities. Best Regards, Mehul Batra
