From caf012e6ec68c2763b74cb7e2470adbba396f317 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nathan Williams <nathan.williams@codethink.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2026 12:04:46 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] README.rst: Update communication channels

- Remove link to the old irc server, that has been discontinued
- Add link to the unoffical channel on matrix.org
- Add link to the official mailing list on apache.org
---
 README.rst | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 9822b944c..b4af46221 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -120,4 +120,6 @@ We also recommend exploring some existing BuildStream projects:
 * https://gitlab.com/freedesktop-sdk/freedesktop-sdk
 * https://gitlab.com/baserock/definitions
 
-If you have any questions please ask on our `#buildstream <irc://irc.gnome.org/buildstream>`_ channel in `irc.gnome.org <irc://irc.gnome.org>`_
+If you have any questions please ask on one of our communication channels:
+- Matrix: `#buildstream <https://matrix.to/#/#buildstream:matrix.org>`_ room on `matrix.org <https://matrix.org/>`_
+- Mailing List: `dev@buildstream.apache.org <https://lists.apache.org/list.html?dev@buildstream.apache.org>`_ on `lists.apache.org <https://lists.apache.org/>`_