Hi Kafka devs, I would like to start the discussion for KIP-1320:
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1320%3A+Deprecate+org.apache.kafka.common.utils.Utils+and+introduce+an+internal+replacement This KIP proposes to deprecate `org.apache.kafka.common.utils.Utils` in Kafka `4.4.0`, introduce `org.apache.kafka.common.utils.internals.Utils` for Kafka internal usage, and remove the old `org.apache.kafka.common.utils.Utils` class in Kafka `5.0.0`. The proposed migration keeps `org.apache.kafka.common.utils.Utils` source and binary compatible during the Kafka `4.4.x` line. The internal replacement is created by copying the existing implementation, so this KIP does not propose changing the behavior of any `Utils` method. Please take a look and let me know your thoughts. Thanks, Eric Chang
