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[gnome-boxes] help: connection to remote machines is no longer supported

commit c3102ddc2268d17606ffca596cc42f471795d3b1
Author: Federico Bruni <fede inventati org>
Date:   Tue Aug 31 00:41:14 2021 +0200

    help: connection to remote machines is no longer supported
    
    The remote connection features were moved to Connections:
    https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/connections
    
    Fixes #692.

 README.md                                    |  8 ++------
 help/C/index.page                            | 13 ++++++-------
 help/C/interface.page                        |  6 ++----
 help/C/list-of-supported-protocols.page.stub |  2 +-
 help/C/supported-protocols.page              |  9 ++++-----
 help/C/usb-redirection.page                  |  6 +++---
 6 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0124321c..ec4289a0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 # GNOME Boxes
 
-A simple GNOME 3 application to access remote or virtual systems.
+A simple GNOME 3 application to access virtual machines.
 
 [![Download on 
Flathub](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Flathub-badge-en.svg/240px-Flathub-badge-en.svg.png)](https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.gnome.Boxes)
 
 ## Goals
 
 * View, access, and use:
-  * remote machines
-  * remote virtual machines
   * local virtual machines
   * When technology permits, set up access for applications on local virtual machines
 * View, access, and use virtual machines on removable media
@@ -28,8 +26,6 @@ A simple GNOME 3 application to access remote or virtual systems.
 ## Use Cases
 
 * Connect to a local virtual machine for testing.
-* Connecting to a work machine from home.
-* Connect to a work machine over a low quality cellular network.
 
 ## Runtime Dependencies
 
@@ -133,4 +129,4 @@ GNOME-boxes
 ### References
 
 * [GNOME Boxes](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Boxes)
-* [GNOME Boxes Wiki](https://wiki.GNOME.org/Design/Apps/Boxes)
\ No newline at end of file
+* [GNOME Boxes Wiki](https://wiki.GNOME.org/Design/Apps/Boxes)
diff --git a/help/C/index.page b/help/C/index.page
index ef4b9292..ae41b091 100644
--- a/help/C/index.page
+++ b/help/C/index.page
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@
 
     <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
 
-    <desc>Learn to set up local virtual machines and to connect to remote
-    virtual machines. You can also use <app>Boxes</app> to connect to remote
-    desktops.</desc>
+    <desc>Learn to set up local virtual machines.</desc>
   </info>
 
   <title>
@@ -34,10 +32,11 @@
       src="figures/boxes_icon.svg" /> Boxes
   </title>
 
-  <p><app>Boxes</app> is an application that gives you access to <link
-  xref="what-is-a-virtual-machine">virtual machines</link>, running locally
-  or remotely. It also allows you to connect to the display of a remote
-  computer.</p>
+  <p><app>Boxes</app> is an application that gives you access to local
+  <link xref="what-is-a-virtual-machine">virtual machines</link>.
+  If you want to get access to a remote virtual machine or connect
+  to the display of a remote computer, you can use another GNOME app
+  called <app>Connections</app>.</p>
 
   <section id="start" style="2column">
     <title>Getting started</title>
diff --git a/help/C/interface.page b/help/C/interface.page
index 67ce1415..0248dba0 100644
--- a/help/C/interface.page
+++ b/help/C/interface.page
@@ -90,10 +90,8 @@
 
   <list>
     <item><p><gui>General</gui>: displays the box <gui>Name</gui> and
-    <gui>Broker</gui> or virtualizer being used (such as <em>QEMU</em>). For a
-    remote box, this tab also displays the <gui>Protocol</gui> (such as
-    <em>VNC</em>), and the <gui>URL</gui> to be used for remote access. The 
-    <gui>3D Acceleration</gui> switch also appears here.</p></item>
+    <gui>Broker</gui> or virtualizer being used (such as <em>QEMU</em>).
+    The <gui>3D Acceleration</gui> switch also appears here.</p></item>
     <item><p><gui>System</gui> settings: shows running graphs of CPU, disk I/O
     and network activity. <gui>Memory</gui> and <gui>Maximum Disk Size</gui>
     sliders can be adjusted, and the <gui>Troubleshooting Log</gui> can be
diff --git a/help/C/list-of-supported-protocols.page.stub b/help/C/list-of-supported-protocols.page.stub
index d468ab99..4df8fd77 100644
--- a/help/C/list-of-supported-protocols.page.stub
+++ b/help/C/list-of-supported-protocols.page.stub
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
   <title>List of the supported display protocols</title>
 
-  <p>The protocol carries the communication between your computer and the virtual machine, being local or 
remote.</p>
+  <p>The protocol carries the communication between your computer and the local virtual machine.</p>
   <list>
     <comment><p>features taken from http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/Spice</p></comment>
     <item><p>SPICE (which stands for Simple Protocol for Independent Computing Environments). It features 
accelerated 2D graphics, "Hardware" cursor support, Audio playing, Audio recording, Encryption, it is a 
modern protocol.</p></item>
diff --git a/help/C/supported-protocols.page b/help/C/supported-protocols.page
index ad0e26ca..374f9ff7 100644
--- a/help/C/supported-protocols.page
+++ b/help/C/supported-protocols.page
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@
 
 
   <p>Boxes uses <app>qemu-kvm</app>, <app>libvirt-glib</app> and
-   <app>spice-gtk</app> to allow users to easily manage virtual machines and
-   connect to remote machines.</p>
+   <app>spice-gtk</app> to allow users to easily manage virtual machines.</p>
 
 <section id="qemu-kvm">
 
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@
 <title>libvirt</title>
 
   <p><app>libvirt</app> is a toolkit for manipulating (creating, deleting and
-   modifying) and monitoring virtual machines on remote hosts, securely.</p>
+   modifying) and monitoring virtual machines.</p>
 
   <p><app>libvirt-glib</app> wraps libvirt to provide a high-level
    object-oriented API suited for glib-based applications.</p>
@@ -84,8 +83,8 @@
 
 <title>VNC</title>
 
-  <p><app>VNC</app>, Virtual Network Computing, used only for remote display, is
-  a well know protocol but quite limited and slow.</p>
+  <p><app>VNC</app>, Virtual Network Computing, used as fallback when SPICE
+  is not available, is a well know protocol but quite limited and slow.</p>
 
 </section>
 </page>
diff --git a/help/C/usb-redirection.page b/help/C/usb-redirection.page
index 0ef65586..bc382b2f 100644
--- a/help/C/usb-redirection.page
+++ b/help/C/usb-redirection.page
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@
 
   <p><sys>USB</sys> is a universal hardware bus protocol used to plug any kind
   of device into your computer. <sys>USB redirection</sys> makes devices
-  plugged into your local computer available in the machines you are
-  connected to in <app>Boxes</app>. For instance, a USB flash drive or a webcam
-  will appear as directly connected to the remote or virtual computer.</p>
+  plugged into your local computer available in the machines running in
+  <app>Boxes</app>. For instance, a USB flash drive or a webcam
+  will appear as directly connected to the virtual computer.</p>
 
   <steps>
     <title>To enable host USB devices in a box:</title>
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