| # Contributing to Go Protocol Buffers |
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| Go protocol buffers is an open source project and accepts contributions. |
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| This project is the first major version of Go protobufs, |
| while the next major revision of this project is located at |
| [protocolbuffers/protobuf-go](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf-go). |
| Most new development effort is focused on the latter project, |
| and changes to this project is primarily reserved for bug fixes. |
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| ## Contributor License Agreement |
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| Contributions to this project must be accompanied by a Contributor License |
| Agreement. You (or your employer) retain the copyright to your contribution, |
| this simply gives us permission to use and redistribute your contributions as |
| part of the project. Head over to <https://cla.developers.google.com/> to see |
| your current agreements on file or to sign a new one. |
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| You generally only need to submit a CLA once, so if you've already submitted one |
| (even if it was for a different project), you probably don't need to do it |
| again. |
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| ## Code reviews |
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| All submissions, including submissions by project members, require review. We |
| use GitHub pull requests for this purpose. Consult |
| [GitHub Help](https://help.github.com/articles/about-pull-requests/) for more |
| information on using pull requests. |
