github.com/rakyll/go@v0.0.0-20170216000551-64c02460d703/CONTRIBUTING.md (about) 1 # Contributing to Go 2 3 Go is an open source project. 4 5 It is the work of hundreds of contributors. We appreciate your help! 6 7 ## Before filing an issue 8 9 If you are unsure whether you have found a bug, please consider asking in the [golang-nuts mailing 10 list](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/golang-nuts) or [other forums](https://golang.org/help/) first. If 11 the behavior you are seeing is confirmed as a bug or issue, it can easily be re-raised in the issue tracker. 12 13 ## Filing issues 14 15 Sensitive security-related issues should be reported to [security@golang.org](mailto:security@golang.org). 16 See the [security policy](https://golang.org/security) for details. 17 18 Otherwise, when filing an issue, make sure to answer these five questions: 19 20 1. What version of Go are you using (`go version`)? 21 2. What operating system and processor architecture are you using? 22 3. What did you do? 23 4. What did you expect to see? 24 5. What did you see instead? 25 26 For change proposals, see [Proposing Changes To Go](https://github.com/golang/proposal/). 27 28 ## Contributing code 29 30 Please read the [Contribution Guidelines](https://golang.org/doc/contribute.html) before sending patches. 31 32 **We do not accept GitHub pull requests** 33 (we use [an instance](https://go-review.googlesource.com/) of the 34 [Gerrit](https://www.gerritcodereview.com/) code review system instead). 35 Also, please do not post patches on the issue tracker. 36 37 Unless otherwise noted, the Go source files are distributed under 38 the BSD-style license found in the LICENSE file. 39