Update links to Maven Central and GitHub Discussions

Co-authored-by: Marc Philipp <[email protected]>

(cherry picked from commit 3d74a06)

Author: sormuras

README.md

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ label are specifically targeted for community contributions.
 
 ## Getting Help
 
-Ask JUnit 5 related questions on [StackOverflow] or chat with the community on [Gitter].
+Ask JUnit 5 related questions on [StackOverflow] or use the Q&A category on [GitHub Discussions].
 
 ## Continuous Integration Builds
 
@@ -73,14 +73,12 @@ task outputs from previous CI builds.
 You need [JDK 21] to build JUnit 5. [Gradle toolchains] are used to detect and
 potentially download additional JDKs for compilation and test execution.
 
-All modules can be _built_ and _tested_ with the [Gradle Wrapper] using the following command.
+All modules can be _built_ and _tested_ with the [Gradle Wrapper] using the following command:
 
 `./gradlew build`
 
-## Installing in Local Maven Repository
-
-All modules can be _installed_ with the [Gradle Wrapper] in a local Maven repository for
-consumption in other projects via the following command.
+All modules can be _installed_ in a local Maven repository for consumption in other local
+projects via the following command:
 
 `./gradlew publishToMavenLocal`
 
@@ -93,14 +91,11 @@ consumption in other projects via the following command.
 Consult the [Dependency Metadata] section of the [User Guide] for a list of all artifacts
 of the JUnit Platform, JUnit Jupiter, and JUnit Vintage.
 
-See also <https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/junit/> for releases and
-<https://central.sonatype.com/repository/maven-snapshots/org/junit/> for snapshots.
-
 
 [Codecov]: https://codecov.io/gh/junit-team/junit5
 [CONTRIBUTING.md]: https://github.com/junit-team/junit5/blob/HEAD/CONTRIBUTING.md
 [Dependency Metadata]: https://junit.org/junit5/docs/current/user-guide/#dependency-metadata
-[Gitter]: https://gitter.im/junit-team/junit5
+[GitHub Discussions]: https://github.com/junit-team/junit5/discussions/categories/q-a
 [Gradle toolchains]: https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/toolchains.html
 [Gradle Wrapper]: https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/gradle_wrapper.html#sec:using_wrapper
 [JaCoCo]: https://www.eclemma.org/jacoco/

documentation/src/docs/asciidoc/link-attributes.adoc

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ ifdef::backend-pdf[]
 :javadoc-root:                               https://junit.org/junit5/docs/{docs-version}/api
 endif::[]
 // Snapshot Repository
-:snapshot-repo:                              https://central.sonatype.com/repository/maven-snapshots
+:snapshot-repo:                              https://central.sonatype.com/service/rest/repository/browse/maven-snapshots
 // Base Links
 :junit-team:                                 https://github.com/junit-team
 :junit5-repo:                                {junit-team}/junit5
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ endif::[]
 :API:                                        https://apiguardian-team.github.io/apiguardian/docs/current/api/[@API]
 :API_Guardian:                               https://github.com/apiguardian-team/apiguardian[@API Guardian]
 :AssertJ:                                    https://assertj.github.io/doc/[AssertJ]
-:Gitter:                                     https://gitter.im/junit-team/junit5[Gitter]
+:DiscussionsQA:                              https://github.com/junit-team/junit5/discussions/categories/q-a[Q&A category on GitHub Discussions]
 :Hamcrest:                                   https://hamcrest.org/JavaHamcrest/[Hamcrest]
 :Jimfs:                                      https://google.github.io/jimfs/[Jimfs]
 :Log4j:                                      https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/[Log4j]

documentation/src/docs/asciidoc/user-guide/appendix.adoc

@@ -17,9 +17,14 @@ artifacts in the repositories were actually generated from this source code.
 [[dependency-metadata]]
 === Dependency Metadata
 
-Artifacts for final releases and milestones are deployed to {Maven_Central}, and snapshot
-artifacts are deployed to Sonatype's {snapshot-repo}[snapshots repository] under
-{snapshot-repo}/org/junit/[/org/junit].
+Artifacts for final releases and milestones are deployed to {Maven_Central}. Consult
+https://central.sonatype.org/consume/[Sonatype's documentation] for how to consume those
+artifacts with a build tool of your choice.
+
+Snapshot artifacts are deployed to Sonatype's {snapshot-repo}[snapshots repository]
+under {snapshot-repo}/org/junit/[/org/junit]. Please refer to
+https://central.sonatype.org/publish/publish-portal-snapshots/#consuming-snapshot-releases-for-your-project[Sonatype's documentation]
+for instructions on how to consume them with a build tool of your choice.
 
 The sections below list all artifacts with their versions for the three groups:
 <<dependency-metadata-junit-platform, Platform>>,

documentation/src/docs/asciidoc/user-guide/overview.adoc

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ has been compiled with previous versions of the JDK.
 [[overview-getting-help]]
 === Getting Help
 
-Ask JUnit 5 related questions on {StackOverflow} or chat with the community on {Gitter}.
+Ask JUnit 5 related questions on {StackOverflow} or use the {DiscussionsQA}.
 
 [[overview-getting-started]]
 === Getting Started