Kafka connect plugin distribution #17753

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I noticed that the Kafka connect plugin does not have any proper distribution channel and needs to be built from source: https://iceberg.apache.org/docs/nightly/kafka-connect/. I was wondering what's the current status to publish the plugin to for example Maven or Apache downloads/dist or is there such plans?

I found some existing bugs and PRs in the past, e.g. #15212 but those were never fully solved or merged.

Thanks!