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@@ -335,8 +335,10 @@ code that does what generics would enable, if less smoothly.
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-This remains an open issue. See <a href="https://golang.org/issue/15292">the generics proposal issue</a>
-for more information.
+The topic remains open.
+For a look at several previous unsuccessful attempts to
+design a good generics solution for Go, see
+<a href="https://golang.org/issue/15292">this proposal</a>.
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