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Kafka 2.8 drops zookeeper

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Description

Hello,
Confluent recently announced Kafka 2.8 which is going to have a self-managed quorum system (see https://www.confluent.co.uk/blog/kafka-2-8-0-features-and-improvements-with-early-access-to-kip-500/#kip-500).

So for people using the latest kafka versions, the requirement to use zookeeper for burrow becomes redundant.
Also worth mentioning that confluent cloud does not provide access to zookeeper itself either.

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No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by tracing how Burrow currently depends on ZooKeeper, then define the required behavior for Kafka 2.8's self-managed quorum and Confluent Cloud; done means Burrow works without direct ZooKeeper access.

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Assessment

Tech stack
kafka
Domain
distributed-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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