| # The Go Programming Language |
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| 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 3.0 Attributions license][cc3-by].* |
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| 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. |
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| Unless otherwise noted, the Go source files are distributed under the |
| BSD-style license found in the LICENSE file. |
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| ### Download and Install |
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| #### Binary Distributions |
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| Official binary distributions are available at https://golang.org/dl/. |
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| After downloading a binary release, visit https://golang.org/doc/install |
| or load [doc/install.html](./doc/install.html) in your web browser for installation |
| instructions. |
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| #### Install From Source |
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| If a binary distribution is not available for your combination of |
| operating system and architecture, visit |
| https://golang.org/doc/install/source or load [doc/install-source.html](./doc/install-source.html) |
| in your web browser for source installation instructions. |
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| ### Contributing |
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| Go is the work of thousands of contributors. We appreciate your help! |
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| To contribute, please read the contribution guidelines: |
| https://golang.org/doc/contribute.html |
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| Note that the Go project uses the issue tracker for bug reports and |
| proposals only. See https://golang.org/wiki/Questions for a list of |
| places to ask questions about the Go language. |
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| [rf]: https://reneefrench.blogspot.com/ |
| [cc3-by]: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ |
