[FLINK-15115] Drop Kafka 0.8/0.9

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.11.0
• Component/s: Connectors / Kafka
• Labels: pull-request-available
• Release Note: The Kafka 0.8 and 0.9 connectors are no longer under active development.
• Assignee: Chesnay Schepler
• Reporter: Chesnay Schepler
• Created: 06/Dec/19 17:17
• Updated: 23/Jun/20 13:14
• Resolved: 13/Jan/20 13:47

Description

As discussed on the mailing list, remove the Kafka 0.8/0.9 connectors.

Issue Links

• supercedes: FLINK-14463 Merge Handover in flink-connector-kafka and flink-connector-kafka-0.9
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #10762