From 16cc9ac19de5c60c1f2d0776106eddc2b52b92d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Bobby R. Bruce" <bbruce@ucdavis.edu>
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:26:24 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] website: Remove retired Jira and Slack links

Remove live Jira links from documentation and retire the Slack invite
page and homepage link. Dated posts and the past boot-camp page remain
unchanged as archival content.

Change-Id: I329868e354a716a59494b2cfc65361ad7bcd48ea
---
 _pages/ask-a-question.md                         |   5 ++---
 .../gem5-stdlib/2-tutorial-x86-fs.md             |   2 +-
 .../developement/release_procedures.md           |   2 +-
 .../learning_gem5/part1/part1_1_building.md      |   3 ++-
 _pages/join-slack.md                             |  14 --------------
 assets/img/external_logos/slack.png              | Bin 9150 -> 0 bytes
 index.html                                       |   1 -
 7 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 _pages/join-slack.md
 delete mode 100644 assets/img/external_logos/slack.png

diff --git a/_pages/ask-a-question.md b/_pages/ask-a-question.md
index 82f3086041..db04848dc2 100644
--- a/_pages/ask-a-question.md
+++ b/_pages/ask-a-question.md
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ permalink: /ask-a-question/
 
 If you have a question about gem5, there are multiple ways you can reach out to us:
  - **Preferably, you can post it on [GitHub discussions](https://github.com/orgs/gem5/discussions)**.
- - Alternatively, you can post it on our [gem5 Slack channel](https://join.slack.com/t/gem5-workspace/shared_invite/zt-2e2nfln38-xsIkN1aRmofRlAHOIkZaEA).
- - Lastly, you may also send an email to one of our mailing lists. Due to the high volume of emails, there may be delays in response or automated replies from AI bots. Therefore, if emailing isn't your sole preference, consider using one of the aforementioned options.
+ - Alternatively, you may send an email to one of our mailing lists. Due to the high volume of emails, there may be delays in response or automated replies from AI bots. Therefore, if emailing isn't your sole preference, consider using GitHub Discussions.
     * _gem5-dev@gem5.org_ : For discussions regarding gem5 development. <br>
         Those wishing to post to and/or receive mail from the list should subscribe by sending an email to [gem5-dev-join@gem5.org](mailto:gem5-dev-join@gem5.org) or at <https://harmonylists.io/list/gem5-dev.gem5.org>.
     * _gem5-users@gem5.org_ : For general discussions about gem5 and its use. <br>
@@ -40,4 +39,4 @@ used: <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/gem5>). Please make sure
 that your question complies with the [site guidelines](
 https://stackoverflow.com/help/asking) before posting. Interested users can opt
 to receive email notifications for such questions as explained at
-<https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/25224/email-notifications-for-new-questions-matching-specific-tags>).
\ No newline at end of file
+<https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/25224/email-notifications-for-new-questions-matching-specific-tags>).
diff --git a/_pages/documentation/gem5-stdlib/2-tutorial-x86-fs.md b/_pages/documentation/gem5-stdlib/2-tutorial-x86-fs.md
index ca419bb1ff..893c78ced6 100644
--- a/_pages/documentation/gem5-stdlib/2-tutorial-x86-fs.md
+++ b/_pages/documentation/gem5-stdlib/2-tutorial-x86-fs.md
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ memory = SingleChannelDDR3_1600(size="2GiB")
 
 This is quite simple and should be intuitive: A single channel DDR3 1600 setup of size 2GiB.
 **Note:** by default the `SingleChannelDDR3_1600` component has a size of 8GiB.
-However, due to [a known limitation with the X86Board](https://gem5.atlassian.net/browse/GEM5-1142), we cannot use a memory system greater than 3GiB.
+However, due to a known limitation with the X86Board, we cannot use a memory system greater than 3GiB.
 We therefore must set the size.
 
 Next we setup the _processor_:
diff --git a/_pages/documentation/general_docs/developement/release_procedures.md b/_pages/documentation/general_docs/developement/release_procedures.md
index e9dc00ea71..1d7147ed0b 100644
--- a/_pages/documentation/general_docs/developement/release_procedures.md
+++ b/_pages/documentation/general_docs/developement/release_procedures.md
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ I.e., a user of gem5 `v21.0` may obtain the `v21.0` version of the `ubuntu-20.04
 * If changes to the Dockerfile are done on the staging branch, then these changes will need to be pushed to <ghcr.io> manually.
 * Special permissions are needed to push to the <ghcr.io>.
 Please contact Bobby R. Bruce (bbruce@ucdavis.edu) for help pushing images.
-* It is a future goal of ours to move [the Dockerfiles from `util/dockerfiles` to gem5-resources](https://gem5.atlassian.net/browse/GEM5-1044).
+* It is a future goal of ours to move the Dockerfiles from `util/dockerfiles` to gem5-resources.
 
 ## gem5 website repository
 
diff --git a/_pages/documentation/learning_gem5/part1/part1_1_building.md b/_pages/documentation/learning_gem5/part1/part1_1_building.md
index b91892ce62..cddc90c37e 100644
--- a/_pages/documentation/learning_gem5/part1/part1_1_building.md
+++ b/_pages/documentation/learning_gem5/part1/part1_1_building.md
@@ -309,7 +309,8 @@ build/X86/proto/inst_dep_record.pb.h:49:51: error: 'AuxiliaryParseTableField' in
    49 |   static const ::PROTOBUF_NAMESPACE_ID::internal::AuxiliaryParseTableField aux[]
 ```
 
-The root cause of the problem is discussed here: [https://gem5.atlassian.net/browse/GEM5-1032].
+This problem can occur when gem5 is built with an incompatible version of
+Protocol Buffers.
 
 To resolve this problem, you may need to update the version of ProtocolBuffer,
 
diff --git a/_pages/join-slack.md b/_pages/join-slack.md
deleted file mode 100644
index f1db9ff3e9..0000000000
--- a/_pages/join-slack.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
----
-layout: page
-title: Join Slack
-permalink: /join-slack/
----
-
-<html>
-  <head>
-    <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url='https://join.slack.com/t/gem5-workspace/shared_invite/zt-2e2nfln38-xsIkN1aRmofRlAHOIkZaEA'" />
-  </head>
-  <body>
-    <p>You will be redirected to the gem5 Slack invite soon!</p>
-  </body>
-</html>
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