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diff --git a/doc/go_faq.html b/doc/go_faq.html index 63ad66c51..62a564b6b 100644 --- a/doc/go_faq.html +++ b/doc/go_faq.html @@ -454,6 +454,34 @@ as when hosting an untrusted program, the implementation could interlock map access. </p> +<h3 id="language_changes"> +Will you accept my language change?</h3> + +<p> +People often suggest improvements to the language—the +<a href="http://groups.google.com/group/golang-nuts">mailing list</a> +contains a rich history of such discussions—but very few of these changes have +been accepted. +</p> + +<p> +Although Go is an open source project, the language and libraries are protected +by a <a href="/doc/go1compat.html">compatibility promise</a> that prevents +changes that break existing programs. +If your proposal violates the Go 1 specification we cannot even entertain the +idea, regardless of its merit. +A future major release of Go may be incompatible with Go 1, but we're not ready +to start talking about what that might be. +</p> + +<p> +Even if your proposal is compatible with the Go 1 spec, it may be +not be in the spirit of Go's design goals. +The article <i><a href="http://talks.golang.org/2012/splash.article">Go +at Google: Language Design in the Service of Software Engineering</a></i> +explains Go's origins and the motivation behind its design. +</p> + <h2 id="types">Types</h2> <h3 id="Is_Go_an_object-oriented_language"> |