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Go is an open source project developed by a team at
<a href="https://google.com/">Google</a> and many
contributors from the open source community.
Go is distributed under a <a href="/LICENSE">BSD-style license</a>.
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<h2 id="go1">Version history</h2>

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    <h3 id="release"><a href="/doc/devel/release.html">Release History</a></h3>
    <p>A <a href="/doc/devel/release.html">summary</a> of the changes between Go releases.</p>
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    <h3 id="go1compat"><a href="/doc/go1compat">Go 1 and the Future of Go Programs</a></h3>
    <p>What Go 1 defines and the backwards-compatibility guarantees one can expect as Go 1 matures.</p>
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<h2 id="resources">Developer Resources</h2>

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<h3 id="source"><a href="/change">Source Code <img src="/images/icons/union.svg" width="12" height="12" aria-hidden="true" /></a></h3>
<p>Check out the Go source code.</p>
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<h3 id="discuss"><a href="https://groups.google.com/group/golang-nuts">Discussion Mailing List <img src="/images/icons/union.svg" width="12" height="12" aria-hidden="true" /></a></h3>
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A mailing list for general discussion of Go programming.
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Questions about using Go or announcements relevant to other Go users should be sent to
<a href="https://groups.google.com/group/golang-nuts">golang-nuts</a>.
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<h3 id="discuss"><a href="https://groups.google.com/group/golang-dev">Developer Mailing List <img src="/images/icons/union.svg" width="12" height="12" aria-hidden="true" /></a></h3>
<p>The <a href="https://groups.google.com/group/golang-dev">golang-dev</a>
mailing list is for discussing code changes to the Go project.
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<a href="https://groups.google.com/group/golang-codereviews">Code Review Mailing List <img src="/images/icons/union.svg" width="12" height="12" aria-hidden="true" /></a></h3>
<p>The <a href="https://groups.google.com/group/golang-codereviews">golang-codereviews</a>
mailing list is for actual reviewing of the code changes (CLs).</p>
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<h3 id="golang-checkins"><a href="https://groups.google.com/group/golang-checkins">Checkins Mailing List <img src="/images/icons/union.svg" width="12" height="12" aria-hidden="true" /></a></h3>
<p>A mailing list that receives a message summarizing each checkin to the Go repository.</p>
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<h3 id="build_status"><a href="https://build.golang.org/">Build Status <img src="/images/icons/union.svg" width="12" height="12" aria-hidden="true" /></a></h3>
<p>View the status of Go builds across the supported operating
systems and architectures.</p>
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<h3 id="faq"><a href="/doc/faq">FAQ</a></h3>
<p>Answers to common questions about Go.</p>
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<h2 id="howto">How you can help</h2>

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If you spot bugs, mistakes, or inconsistencies in the Go project's code or
documentation, please let us know by
<a href="/issue/new">filing a ticket</a>
on our <a href="/issue">issue tracker</a>.
(Of course, you should check it's not an existing issue before creating
a new one.)
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We pride ourselves on being meticulous; no issue is too small.
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Security-related issues should be reported to
<a href="mailto:security@golang.org">security@golang.org</a>.<br>
See the <a href="/security/policy">security policy</a> for more details.
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Community-related issues should be reported to
<a href="mailto:conduct@golang.org">conduct@golang.org</a>.
See the <a href="/conduct">Code of Conduct</a> for more details.
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<h3><a href="/doc/contribute.html">Contributing code &amp; documentation</a></h3>

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Go is an open source project and we welcome contributions from the community.
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To get started, read these <a href="/doc/contribute.html">contribution
guidelines</a> for information on design, testing, and our code review process.
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Check <a href="/issue">the tracker</a> for
open issues that interest you. Those labeled
<a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22help+wanted%22">help wanted</a>
are particularly in need of outside help.
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