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Prepare for October 2023 beta release

CITATION.cff

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+# This CITATION.cff file was generated with cffinit.
+# Visit https://bit.ly/cffinit to generate yours today!
+
+cff-version: 1.2.0
+title: A lesson on building websites with Jekyll & GitHub Pages
+message: >-
+  Please cite this lesson using the information in this
+  file if you publish a lesson/curriculum after using this
+  lesson or attend a training where it was taught.
+type: dataset
+authors:
+  - given-names: Toby
+    family-names: Hodges
+    email: [email protected]
+    affiliation: The Carpentries
+    orcid: 'https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1766-456X'
+  - given-names: Aleksandra
+    family-names: Nenadic
+    email: [email protected]
+    affiliation: Software Sustainability Institute
+    orcid: 'https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2269-3894'
+  - given-names: Sarah
+    family-names: Stevens
+    email: [email protected]
+    affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Madison
+  - given-names: Elsha E.
+    family-names: Kwee
+    email: [email protected]
+  - given-names: Julian
+    family-names: Bauer
+    email: [email protected]
+    affiliation: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
+    orcid: 'https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4931-5869'
+  - given-names: 'Anne '
+    family-names: Fouilloux
+    orcid: 'https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1784-2920'
+    affiliation: Simula Research Laboratory
+    email: [email protected]
+  - given-names: Renato
+    family-names: Alves
+    email: [email protected]
+    affiliation: European Molecular Biology Laboratory
+    orcid: 'https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7212-0234'
+  - given-names: Bhanu Kishore
+    family-names: Kamapantula
+    email: [email protected]
+  - given-names: 'Andrew '
+    email: [email protected]
+    family-names: Leathwick
+  - given-names: Seo-young Silvia
+    family-names: Kim
+    affiliation: 'Department of Government, American University'
+    email: [email protected]
+identifiers:
+  - type: doi
+    value: 10.5281/zenodo.4013386
+    description: >-
+      Zenodo Concept DOI (resolves to the latest released
+      version)
+repository-code: >-
+  https://github.com/carpentries-incubator/jekyll-pages-novice
+url: >-
+  https://github.com/carpentries-incubator/jekyll-pages-novice
+abstract: >-
+  A lesson that teaches the basics of creating, configuring,
+  and updating a static website with GitHub Pages and
+  Jekyll. 
+keywords:
+  - carpentries
+  - jekyll
+  - github pages
+  - static websites
+license: CC-BY-4.0
+version: october-2023-beta
+date-released: '2023-10-06'

README.md

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-# Building Websites with Jekyll and GitHub/GitLab
+# Building Websites with Jekyll and GitHub Pages
 
 [![Gitpod ready-to-code](https://img.shields.io/badge/Gitpod-ready--to--code-blue?logo=gitpod)](https://gitpod.io/#https://github.com/carpentries-incubator/jekyll-pages-novice)
 [![DOI](https://zenodo.org/badge/268807168.svg)](https://zenodo.org/badge/latestdoi/268807168)
@@ -8,43 +8,26 @@ This lesson teaches the basics of creating, configuring, and updating a static w
 The lesson is aimed at researchers and research software engineers who understand what a variable is and are familiar with the GitHub web interface.
 [Read more about the target audience and learning objectives on the lesson homepage](https://carpentries-incubator.github.io/jekyll-pages-novice/index.html).
 
-## Development Status & Contributing
+## Development Status
 
-The lesson is currently **open for beta testing**.
-If you would like to teach this lesson to your local audience,
-please get in touch with the lesson developers by
-[opening a new issue on the lesson repository](https://github.com/carpentries-incubator/jekyll-pages-novice/issues/new) and adding a label `pilot` 
-or posting to the [`#jekyll-pages-lesson` Slack channel](https://swcarpentry.slack.com/archives/C0186GK56UC)
-on [The Carpentries Slack](https://swc-slack-invite.herokuapp.com/). You can also let 
-The Carpentries know by submitting your workshop via the [The Carpentries Incubator website](https://carpentries-incubator.org/#workshops).
-We would love to help you prepare to teach the lesson and
-receive feedback on how it could be further improved,
-based on your experience in the workshop.
-
-If you want to find out more about how this lesson was developed,
-check out
-[the notes from previous lesson sprints in our HackMD](https://hackmd.io/8IuM80wURA2uolBgzy_HZg).
-
-If you'd like to ask the maintainers anything, we'd love to hear from you! You can open an issue here or post on the Slack channel linked above.
+The lesson is currently in a **beta** state, meaning that it has been tested a few times at workshops and is ready to be taught by others. 
+However, the lesson is not currently being developed nor is actively maintained.  
 
 ## Maintainer(s)
 
-Current maintainers of this lesson are:
+Past maintainers of this lesson are:
 
 * [Renato Alves](https://github.com/unode)
 * [Anne Fouilloux](https://github.com/annefou)
 * [Toby Hodges](https://github.com/tobyhodges)
 * [Aleksandra Nenadic](https://github.com/anenadic) (Lead Maintainer)
 * [Sarah Stevens](https://github.com/sstevens2)
 
-## Authors
-
-A list of contributors to the lesson can be found in [AUTHORS](AUTHORS).
-
-Please check the [contributing guidelines](CONTRIBUTING) if you would like to contribute to this lesson.
-
 ## Citation
+See [CITATION.cff](CITATION.cff) for citation information, including a list of authors.
+([Read more about the Citation File Format and how to use it](https://citation-file-format.github.io/).)
 
-To cite this lesson, please consult with [CITATION](CITATION).
+## Contact
+Please get in touch with [Aleksandra Nenadic]([email protected]) with any questions about this lesson.
 
 [lesson-example]: https://carpentries.github.io/lesson-example

index.md

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 permalink: index.html  # Is the only page that doesn't follow the pattern /:path/index.html
 ---
 
-> ## Looking for Beta Testers!
-> **We are currently looking for volunteers to test this lesson!**
-> If you would like to teach this lesson in a pilot workshop,
-> please let the lesson developers know by
-> [opening a new issue on the lesson repository](https://github.com/carpentries-incubator/jekyll-pages-novice/issues/new)
-> or posting to the [`#jekyll-pages-lesson` Slack channel](https://swcarpentry.slack.com/archives/C0186GK56UC)
-> on [The Carpentries Slack](https://swc-slack-invite.herokuapp.com/).
-> We would love to help you prepare to teach the lesson and
-> receive feedback on how it could be further improved,
-> based on your experience in the workshop.
+> ## Beta Version of the Lesson
+> This lesson is in a **beta** state and has been tested extensively in pilot workshops and is ready to be taught by others.
+> Note that the lesson is not actively developed any more.
 {: .testimonial }
 
 > ## Prerequisites