gem5 · BobbyRBruce · Aug 26, 2026 · erin-le · Aug 30, 2026
diff --git 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.
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@@ -40,4 +39,4 @@ used: <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/gem5>). Please make sure
 that your question complies with the [site guidelines](
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-<https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/25224/email-notifications-for-new-questions-matching-specific-tags>).
+<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
@@ -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
@@ -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
@@ -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,
 

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