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     10 <p>
     11 Go is an open source project developed by a team at
     12 <a href="//google.com/">Google</a> and many
     13 <a href="/CONTRIBUTORS">contributors</a> from the open source community.
     14 </p>
     15 
     16 <p>
     17 Go is distributed under a <a href="/LICENSE">BSD-style license</a>.
     18 </p>
     19 
     20 <h3 id="announce"><a href="//groups.google.com/group/golang-announce">Announcements Mailing List</a></h3>
     21 <p>
     22 A low traffic mailing list for important announcements, such as new releases.
     23 </p>
     24 <p>
     25 We encourage all Go users to subscribe to
     26 <a href="//groups.google.com/group/golang-announce">golang-announce</a>.
     27 </p>
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     29 
     30 <h2 id="go1">Version history</h2>
     31 
     32 <h3 id="release"><a href="/doc/devel/release.html">Release History</a></h3>
     33 
     34 <p>A <a href="/doc/devel/release.html">summary</a> of the changes between Go releases. Notes for the major releases:</p>
     35 
     36 <ul>
     37 	<li><a href="/doc/go1.5">Go 1.5</a> <small>(August 2015)</small></li>
     38 	<li><a href="/doc/go1.4">Go 1.4</a> <small>(December 2014)</small></li>
     39 	<li><a href="/doc/go1.3">Go 1.3</a> <small>(June 2014)</small></li>
     40 	<li><a href="/doc/go1.2">Go 1.2</a> <small>(December 2013)</small></li>
     41 	<li><a href="/doc/go1.1">Go 1.1</a> <small>(May 2013)</small></li>
     42 	<li><a href="/doc/go1">Go 1</a> <small>(March 2012)</small></li>
     43 </ul>
     44 
     45 <h3 id="go1compat"><a href="/doc/go1compat">Go 1 and the Future of Go Programs</a></h3>
     46 <p>
     47 What Go 1 defines and the backwards-compatibility guarantees one can expect as
     48 Go 1 matures.
     49 </p>
     50 
     51 
     52 <h2 id="resources">Developer Resources</h2>
     53 
     54 <h3 id="source"><a href="https://golang.org/change">Source Code</a></h3>
     55 <p>Check out the Go source code.</p>
     56 
     57 <h3 id="golang-dev"><a href="https://groups.google.com/group/golang-dev">Developer</a> and
     58 <a href="https://groups.google.com/group/golang-codereviews">Code Review Mailing List</a></h3>
     59 <p>The <a href="https://groups.google.com/group/golang-dev">golang-dev</a>
     60 mailing list is for discussing code changes to the Go project.
     61 The <a href="https://groups.google.com/group/golang-codereviews">golang-codereviews</a>
     62 mailing list is for actual reviewing of the code changes (CLs).</p>
     63 
     64 <p>For general discussion of Go programming, see <a
     65 href="https://groups.google.com/group/golang-nuts">golang-nuts</a>.</p>
     66 
     67 <h3 id="golang-checkins"><a href="https://groups.google.com/group/golang-checkins">Checkins Mailing List</a></h3>
     68 <p>A mailing list that receives a message summarizing each checkin to the Go repository.</p>
     69 
     70 <h3 id="golang-bugs"><a href="https://groups.google.com/group/golang-bugs">Bugs Mailing List</a></h3>
     71 <p>A mailing list that receives each update to the Go <a href="//golang.org/issue">issue tracker</a>.</p>
     72 
     73 <h3 id="build_status"><a href="//build.golang.org/">Build Status</a></h3>
     74 <p>View the status of Go builds across the supported operating
     75 systems and architectures.</p>
     76 
     77 
     78 <h2 id="howto">How you can help</h2>
     79 
     80 <h3><a href="//golang.org/issue">Reporting issues</a></h3>
     81 
     82 <p>
     83 If you spot bugs, mistakes, or inconsistencies in the Go project's code or
     84 documentation, please let us know by
     85 <a href="//golang.org/issue/new">filing a ticket</a>
     86 on our <a href="//golang.org/issue">issue tracker</a>.
     87 (Of course, you should check it's not an existing issue before creating
     88 a new one.)
     89 </p>
     90 
     91 <p>
     92 We pride ourselves on being meticulous; no issue is too small.
     93 </p>
     94 
     95 <p>
     96 Security-related issues should be reported to
     97 <a href="mailto:security (a] golang.org">security (a] golang.org</a>.
     98 See the <a href="/security">security policy</a> for more details.
     99 </p>
    100 
    101 <h3><a href="/doc/contribute.html">Contributing code</a></h3>
    102 
    103 <p>
    104 Go is an open source project and we welcome contributions from the community.
    105 </p>
    106 <p>
    107 To get started, read these <a href="/doc/contribute.html">contribution
    108 guidelines</a> for information on design, testing, and our code review process.
    109 </p>
    110 <p>
    111 Check <a href="//golang.org/issue">the tracker</a> for 
    112 open issues that interest you. Those labeled
    113 <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Ahelpwanted">helpwanted</a>
    114 are particularly in need of outside help.
    115 </p>
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