# The Go Programming Language Go is an open source programming language that makes it easy to build simple, reliable, and efficient software.  *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/