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@@ -80,10 +80,16 @@ Any proposed change must not break this promise. ### Language changes -Go is a mature language and, as such, significant language changes are unlikely -to be accepted. -A "language change" in this context means a change to the -[Go language specification](https://golang.org/ref/spec). +In 2018 we started a Go 2 process during which we may change the +language, as described on [the Go +blog](https://blog.golang.org/go2-here-we-come). +Language changes should follow the proposal process described here. +As explained in the blog entry, language change proposals should + +- address an important issue for many people, +- have minimal impact on everybody else, and +- come with a clear and well-understood solution. + (See the [release notes](https://golang.org/doc/devel/release.html) for examples of recent language changes.) |