| # Distribution reference | |
| Go library to handle references to container images. | |
| <img src="/distribution-logo.svg" width="200px" /> | |
| [](https://github.com/distribution/reference/actions?query=workflow%3ACI) | |
| [](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/distribution/reference) | |
| [](LICENSE) | |
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| This repository contains a library for handling references to container images held in container registries. Please see [godoc](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/distribution/reference) for details. | |
| ## Contribution | |
| Please see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details on how to contribute | |
| issues, fixes, and patches to this project. | |
| ## Communication | |
| For async communication and long running discussions please use issues and pull requests on the github repo. | |
| This will be the best place to discuss design and implementation. | |
| For sync communication we have a #distribution channel in the [CNCF Slack](https://slack.cncf.io/) | |
| that everyone is welcome to join and chat about development. | |
| ## Licenses | |
| The distribution codebase is released under the [Apache 2.0 license](LICENSE). |