[26.2] Kafka 4.x compatibility for non-Java clients

modules/develop/pages/kafka-clients.adoc

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 :learning-objective-2: Identify unsupported Kafka features when integrating with Redpanda
 // tag::single-source[]
 
-Redpanda is compatible with Apache Kafka® versions 0.11 and later, with specific exceptions noted on this page.
+Apache Kafka® clients developed for Kafka protocol version 0.11 or later work with Redpanda with minimal or no changes to your application. This page identifies which clients are validated and calls out any exceptions.
 
 Use this reference to:
 
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 == Kafka client compatibility
 
-Clients developed for Kafka versions 0.11 or later are compatible with Redpanda. The Apache Kafka Java client at version 4.x is validated against Redpanda using the ducktape and chaos test suites; other clients in the table here remain compatible with the Kafka protocol versions they have always supported. Modern clients auto-negotiate protocol versions or use an earlier protocol version accepted by Redpanda brokers.
+Redpanda validates the Apache Kafka Java client and a set of widely used non-Java clients, at their current versions that support Kafka 4.x, using the ducktape and chaos test suites. Validation confirms connectivity and correctness (for example, produce, consume, and transaction operations) at current client versions. It doesn't imply broker feature parity with Kafka. Modern clients auto-negotiate protocol versions or use an earlier protocol version accepted by Redpanda brokers.
 
 TIP: Always use the latest supported version of a Kafka client.
 
@@ -31,13 +31,17 @@ The following clients have been validated with Redpanda.
 | https://github.com/apache/kafka[Apache Kafka Java Client^]
 
 | C/C{pp}
-| https://github.com/edenhill/librdkafka[librdkafka^]
+| https://github.com/confluentinc/librdkafka[librdkafka^]
 
 | Go
-| https://github.com/twmb/franz-go[franz-go^]
+a|
+* https://github.com/twmb/franz-go[franz-go^]
+* https://github.com/confluentinc/confluent-kafka-go[confluent-kafka-go^]
 
 | Python
-| https://pypi.org/project/kafka-python-ng[kafka-python-ng^]
+a|
+* https://github.com/dpkp/kafka-python[kafka-python^]
+* https://github.com/confluentinc/confluent-kafka-python[confluent-kafka-python^]
 
 | Rust
 | https://github.com/kafka-rust/kafka-rust[kafka-rust^]
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-Clients that have not been validated by Redpanda Data, but use the Kafka protocol, remain compatible with Redpanda subject to the limitations in the next section (particularly those based on librdkafka, such as confluent-kafka-dotnet or confluent-python).
+Clients that have not been validated by Redpanda Data, but use the Kafka protocol, remain compatible with Redpanda subject to the limitations in the next section (particularly those based on librdkafka, such as confluent-kafka-dotnet).
 
 If you find a client that does not work with Redpanda, reach out in the https://redpanda.com/slack[Redpanda community Slack^].