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README: update to reflect the project's situation in H2 2022 #804

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![HoneyGopher](.github/images/cilium-ebpf.png)

eBPF is a pure Go library that provides utilities for loading, compiling, and
ebpf-go is a pure Go library that provides utilities for loading, compiling, and
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Clear as mud? ;D https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/dropbox/goebpf Referring to it as ebpf-go when speaking about it would work for me, but I don't want to rename the package ebpf-go since that forces import renaming.

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Of course not, no import renaming. :)

ebpf-go is unambiguous and short. The dropbox one sounds like göbpf in my head, so no confusion possible.

debugging eBPF programs. It has minimal external dependencies and is intended to
be used in long running processes.

The library is maintained by [Cloudflare](https://www.cloudflare.com) and
[Cilium](https://www.cilium.io).

See [ebpf.io](https://ebpf.io) for other projects from the eBPF ecosystem.
See [ebpf.io](https://ebpf.io) for complementary projects from the wider eBPF
ecosystem.

## Getting Started

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## Getting Help

Please
[join](https://ebpf.io/slack) the
The community actively monitors our [GitHub Discussions](discussions/) page.
Please search for existing threads before starting a new one. Refrain from
opening issues on the bug tracker if you're just starting out or if you're not
sure if something is a bug in the library code.

Alternatively, [join](https://ebpf.io/slack) the
[#ebpf-go](https://cilium.slack.com/messages/ebpf-go) channel on Slack if you
have questions regarding the library.
have other questions regarding the project. Note that this channel is ephemeral
and has its history erased past a certain point, which is less helpful for
others running into the same problem later.

## Packages

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