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1. Upgrade slf4j from 1.7.36 to 2.0.17
2. Add a new system variable to the kafka-run-class  (sh & bat) script to define -Dslf4j.provider.
   • By default, we use org.apache.logging.slf4j.SLF4JServiceProvider 
   • reference: https://www.slf4j.org/faq.html#explicitProvider
3. Add other popular slf4j backend binding provider dependencies, e.g., logback.
   • log4j2 (project default) 
   • logback 
   • java.util.logging 

Compatibility, Deprecation, and Migration Plan

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