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<h2 id="howto">How you can help</h2>

<h3>Reporting issues</h3>

<p>
If you spot bugs, mistakes, or inconsistencies in the Go project's code or
documentation, please let us know by
<a href="http://code.google.com/p/go/issues/entry">filing a ticket</a>
on our <a href="http://code.google.com/p/go/issues">issue tracker</a>.
(Of course, you should check it's not an existing issue before creating
a new one.)
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<p>
We pride ourselves on being meticulous; no issue is too small.
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<h3>Contributing code</h3>

<p>
Go is an open source project and we welcome contributions from the community.
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<p>
To get started, read these <a href="contribute.html">contribution
guidelines</a> for information on design, testing, and our code review process.
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<p>
Check <a href="http://code.google.com/p/go/issues">the tracker</a> for 
open issues that interest you. Those labeled
<a href="http://code.google.com/p/go/issues/list?q=status=HelpWanted">HelpWanted</a>
are particularly in need of outside help.
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<h2 id="">The Go Project</h2>

<h3 id="build_status"><a href="http://godashboard.appspot.com/">Build Status</a></h3>
<p>View the status of Go builds across the supported operating
systems and architectures.</p>

<h3 id="roadmap"><a href="devel/roadmap.html">Roadmap</a></h3>
<p>Features and ideas being developed or discussed by the Go team.</p>

<h3 id="release"><a href="devel/release.html">Release History</a></h3>
<p>A summarization of the changes between tagged releases of Go.</p>

<h3 id="golang-dev"><a href="http://groups.google.com/group/golang-dev">Developer Mailing List</a></h3>
<p>The <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/golang-dev">golang-dev</a>
mailing list is for discussing and reviewing code for the Go project.</p>
<p>For general discussion of Go programming, see <a
href="http://groups.google.com/group/golang-nuts">golang-nuts</a>.</p>

<h3 id="golang-checkins"><a href="http://groups.google.com/group/golang-checkins">Checkins Mailing List</a></h3>
<p>A mailing list that receives a message summarizing each checkin to the Go repository.</p>

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