| # 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 3.0 Attributions license][cc3-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://golang.org/dl/. | |
| 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. | |
| #### Install From Source | |
| 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. | |
| ### Contributing | |
| Go is the work of thousands of contributors. We appreciate your help! | |
| To contribute, please read the contribution guidelines: | |
| https://golang.org/doc/contribute.html | |
| 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. | |
| [rf]: https://reneefrench.blogspot.com/ | |
| [cc3-by]: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ |