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 ## Canonical source
 
-The canonical source of GitLab where development takes place is [hosted on GitLab.com](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab).
+The canonical source of GitLab where all development takes place is [hosted on GitLab.com](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab).
 
-A FOSS source of GitLab is hosted on a [mirrored, read-only project on GitLab.com](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/).
+If you wish to clone a copy of GitLab without proprietary code, you can use the read-only mirror of GitLab located at https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/. Please do not submit any issues and/or merge requests to this project.
 
 ## Free trial