Hello everyone, I'm calling for a vote on removing the deprecated Java Reference Runner code. The PR for the change has already been tested and reviewed: https://github.com/apache/beam/pull/8380
[ ] +1, Approve merging the removal PR in it's current state [ ] -1, Veto the removal PR (please provide specific comments) The vote will be open for at least 72 hours. Since this a vote on code-modification, it is adopted if there are at least 3 PMC affirmative votes and no vetoes. For those who would like context on why the Java Reference Runner is being deprecated, the discussions took place in the following email threads: 1. (8 Feb. 2019) Thoughts on a reference runner to invest in? <https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b235f8ee55a737ea399756edd80b1218ed34d3439f7b0ed59bfa8e40@%3Cdev.beam.apache.org%3E> - Decision to deprecate the Java Reference Runner and use the Python FnApiRunner for those use cases instead. 2. (14 Mar. 2019) Python PVR Reference post-commit tests failing <https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/0b68efce9b7f2c5297b32d09e5d903e9b354199fe2ce446fbcd240bc@%3Cdev.beam.apache.org%3E> - Removal of Reference Runner Post-Commits from Jenkins, and discussion on removal of code. 3. (25 Apr. 2019) Removing Java Reference Runner code <https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6a347d072a7f2c7392550f0315545826320c52e51b9a497c51000ef9@%3Cdev.beam.apache.org%3E> - Discussion thread before this formal vote.
