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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Welcome|
 The What
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-VulnerableCode is a FOSS database of vulnerabilities and the FOSS
+VulnerableCode is a FOSS (free and open source-software) database of vulnerabilities and the FOSS
 packages they impact. It is made by the FOSS community to improve and
 secure the open source software ecosystem.
 
@@ -227,4 +227,4 @@ For full documentation about API endpoints.
 .. |Gitter chat| image:: https://badges.gitter.im/gitterHQ/gitter.png
    :target: https://gitter.im/aboutcode-org/vulnerablecode
 .. |PRs Welcome| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/PRs-welcome-brightgreen.svg?style=flat-square
-   :target: http://makeapullrequest.com
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+   :target: http://makeapullrequest.com