github.com/likebike/go--@v0.0.0-20190911215757-0bd925d16e96/go/README.md (about) 1 # The Go Programming Language 2 3 Go is an open source programming language that makes it easy to build simple, 4 reliable, and efficient software. 5 6 ![Gopher image](doc/gopher/fiveyears.jpg) 7 *Gopher image by [Renee French][rf], licensed under [Creative Commons 3.0 Attributions license][cc3-by].* 8 9 Our canonical Git repository is located at https://go.googlesource.com/go. 10 There is a mirror of the repository at https://github.com/golang/go. 11 12 Unless otherwise noted, the Go source files are distributed under the 13 BSD-style license found in the LICENSE file. 14 15 ### Download and Install 16 17 #### Binary Distributions 18 19 Official binary distributions are available at https://golang.org/dl/. 20 21 After downloading a binary release, visit https://golang.org/doc/install 22 or load doc/install.html in your web browser for installation 23 instructions. 24 25 #### Install From Source 26 27 If a binary distribution is not available for your combination of 28 operating system and architecture, visit 29 https://golang.org/doc/install/source or load doc/install-source.html 30 in your web browser for source installation instructions. 31 32 ### Contributing 33 34 Go is the work of hundreds of contributors. We appreciate your help! 35 36 To contribute, please read the contribution guidelines: 37 https://golang.org/doc/contribute.html 38 39 Note that the Go project uses the issue tracker for bug reports and 40 proposals only. See https://golang.org/wiki/Questions for a list of 41 places to ask questions about the Go language. 42 43 [rf]: https://reneefrench.blogspot.com/ 44 [cc3-by]: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/