From c5f695e8639f6fccac0c7dca02739c8f64dca5a0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rob Pike <r@golang.org>
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2012 10:14:07 +1100
Subject: [PATCH] doc/go1: add mention of packaged releases Fixes #3245.

R=golang-dev, bradfitz
CC=golang-dev
https://golang.org/cl/5905045
---
 doc/go1.html | 11 ++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/go1.html b/doc/go1.html
index dcc3300d324..73d562acd3d 100644
--- a/doc/go1.html
+++ b/doc/go1.html
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ This table lists the old and new import paths:
 <em>Updating</em>:
 Running <code>go</code> <code>fix</code> will update imports of these packages to use the new import paths.
 Installations that depend on these packages will need to install them using
-a <code>go install</code> command.
+a <code>go get</code> command.
 </p>
 
 <h2 id="major">Major changes to the library</h2>
@@ -2027,3 +2027,12 @@ or variable initializations in the C preamble.
 
 <h2 id="releases">Packaged releases</h2>
 
+<p>
+One of the most significant changes associated with Go 1 is the availability
+of prepackaged, downloadable distributions.
+They are available for many combinations of architecture and operating system
+(including Windows) and the list will grow.
+Installation details are described on the
+<a href="/doc/install">Getting Started</a> page, while
+the distributions themselves are listed on the
+<a href="http://code.google.com/p/go/downloads/list">downloads page</a>.