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Signed-off-by: Jan Michalski <jan-marian.michalski@hpe.com>

Author: janekmi

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ of code and contributing it out of the blue.
 There are several good ways to suggest new features, offer to add a feature,
 or just begin a dialog about the Persistent Memory Development Kit:
 
-* Open an issue in our [GitHub Issues Database](https://github.com/pmem/pmdk/issues)
-* Suggest a feature, ask a question, start a discussion, etc. in our [pmem Google group](https://groups.google.com/group/pmem)
-* Chat with members of the PMDK team real-time on the **#pmem** IRC channel on [OFTC](https://www.oftc.net)
-
 **NOTE: If you do decide to implement code changes and contribute them,
 please make sure you agree your contribution can be made available
 under the [BSD-style License used for the Persistent Memory Development Kit](LICENSE.txt).**
@@ -88,16 +84,8 @@ no clang-format or it pointing to an older version. In such case run:
 	$ make CLANG_FORMAT=/path/to/clang-format cstyle|format
 ```
 
-If you are actively working on a PMDK feature, please let other
-developers know by [creating an issue](https://github.com/pmem/pmdk/issues).
-Use the template `Feature` and assign it to yourself (due to the way
-GitHub permissions work, you may have to ask a team member to assign it to you).
-
 ### Bug Reports
 
-Bugs for the PMDK project are tracked in our
-[GitHub Issues Database](https://github.com/pmem/pmdk/issues).
-
 When reporting a new bug, please use `New issue` button, pick proper template and fill
 in all fields. Provide as much information as possible, including the product version:
 

INSTALL.md

@@ -17,16 +17,6 @@ You will need to install the following required packages on the build system:
 * **libdaxctl-devel** (v63 or later)
 * **pandoc** (for documentation, required during install)
 
-The following packages are required only by selected PMDK components
-or features:
-
-PMDK depends on libndctl and libdaxctl to support RAS features. It is possible
-to disable this support by passing `NDCTL_ENABLE=n` to `make`, but we strongly
-discourage users from doing that. Disabling NDCTL strips PMDK from ability to
-detect hardware failures, which may lead to silent data corruption.
-For information how to disable RAS at runtime for kernels prior to 5.0.4 please
-see https://github.com/pmem/pmdk/issues/4207.
-
 ## Building PMDK
 
 To build from source, clone this tree:
@@ -48,21 +38,6 @@ Once all required [dependencies](#dependencies) are installed, PMDK is built usi
 make
 ```
 
-By default, all code is built with the `-Werror` flag, which fails
-the whole build when the compiler emits any warning. This is very useful during
-development, but can be annoying in deployment. If you want to disable `-Werror`,
-use the `EXTRA_CFLAGS` variable:
-
-```sh
-make EXTRA_CFLAGS="-Wno-error"
-```
-
->or
-
-```sh
-make EXTRA_CFLAGS="-Wno-error=$(type-of-warning)"
-```
-
 ## Installing PMDK
 
 After compiling the libraries, you can install them:
@@ -107,7 +82,7 @@ Both building and installation scripts are very flexible. To see additional opti
 
 ### Memory Management Tools
 
-The PMDK libraries support standard Valgrind DRD, Helgrind and Memcheck, as well as a PM-aware version of [Valgrind](https://github.com/pmem/valgrind).
+The PMDK libraries support standard Valgrind DRD, Helgrind and Memcheck, as well as a PMEM-aware version of [Valgrind](https://github.com/pmem/valgrind).
 By default, support for all tools is enabled. If you wish to disable it, supply the compiler with `VALGRIND` flag set to 0:
 
 ```sh

README.md

@@ -10,11 +10,9 @@
 
 The **Persistent Memory Development Kit (PMDK)** is a collection of libraries and tools for System Administrators and Application Developers to simplify managing and accessing persistent memory devices. For more information, see https://pmem.io.
 
-To install PMDK libraries please clone the tree and build it yourself. Specific installation instructions are outlined below.
+The only supported user is the [DAOS Project](https://daos.io/). Bugs and feature requests for PMDK are tracked [here](https://daosio.atlassian.net/issues?jql=component%20%3D%20PMDK%20ORDER%20BY%20created%20DESC). Older known issues can be found [here](https://github.com/pmem/pmdk/issues).
 
-Pre-built packages can be found in popular Linux distribution package repositories but we do not keep them anymore up to date because of the limited resources.
-
-Bugs and feature requests for this repo are tracked in our [GitHub Issues Database](https://github.com/pmem/pmdk/issues).
+PMDK is delivered as part of a DAOS release. If you want to experiment with PMDK without DAOS it is recommended to build it yourself as outlined [below](#building-and-installing). Pre-built packages found in popular Linux distribution package repositories are no longer kept up to date.
 
 ## Contents
 1. [Libraries and Utilities](#libraries-and-utilities)
@@ -59,8 +57,8 @@ Additionally, we recommend reading [Introduction to Programming with Persistent
 
 ## Version Conventions
 
-- **Release Candidates** have a '-rc{version}' tag, e.g. `0.2-rc3`, meaning _Release Candidate 3 for version 0.2_
-- **Stable Releases** use a _major.minor_ tag like `0.2`
+- **Release Candidates** have a '-rc{version}' tag, e.g. `0.2.0-rc3`, meaning _Release Candidate 3 for version 0.2.0_
+- **Stable Releases** use a _major.minor.patch_ tag like `0.2.0`.
 
 ## Building and installing