| # The Go Programming Language | |
| Go is an open source programming language that makes it easy to build simple, | |
| reliable, and efficient software. | |
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| *Gopher image by [Renee French][rf], licensed under [Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution license][cc4-by].* | |
| Our canonical Git repository is located at https://go.googlesource.com/go. | |
| There is a mirror of the repository at https://github.com/golang/go. | |
| Unless otherwise noted, the Go source files are distributed under the | |
| BSD-style license found in the LICENSE file. | |
| ### Download and Install | |
| #### Binary Distributions | |
| Official binary distributions are available at https://go.dev/dl/. | |
| After downloading a binary release, visit https://go.dev/doc/install | |
| for installation instructions. | |
| #### Install From Source | |
| If a binary distribution is not available for your combination of | |
| operating system and architecture, visit | |
| https://go.dev/doc/install/source | |
| for source installation instructions. | |
| ### Contributing | |
| Go is the work of thousands of contributors. We appreciate your help! | |
| To contribute, please read the contribution guidelines at https://go.dev/doc/contribute. | |
| Note that the Go project uses the issue tracker for bug reports and | |
| proposals only. See https://go.dev/wiki/Questions for a list of | |
| places to ask questions about the Go language. | |
| [rf]: https://reneefrench.blogspot.com/ | |
| [cc4-by]: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |