| # Contributing to Go | 
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 | Go is an open source project. | 
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 | It is the work of hundreds of contributors. We appreciate your help! | 
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 | ## Filing issues | 
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 | When [filing an issue](https://golang.org/issue/new), make sure to answer these five questions: | 
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 | 1.  What version of Go are you using (`go version`)? | 
 | 2.  What operating system and processor architecture are you using? | 
 | 3.  What did you do? | 
 | 4.  What did you expect to see? | 
 | 5.  What did you see instead? | 
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 | General questions should go to the [golang-nuts mailing list](https://groups.google.com/group/golang-nuts) instead of the issue tracker. | 
 | The gophers there will answer or ask you to file an issue if you've tripped over a bug. | 
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 | ## Contributing code | 
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 | Please read the [Contribution Guidelines](https://golang.org/doc/contribute.html) | 
 | before sending patches. | 
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 | Unless otherwise noted, the Go source files are distributed under | 
 | the BSD-style license found in the LICENSE file. |