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 # titan.core
 
 TTCN-3 is a standardized, modular language specifically designed for testing. 
-Eclipse Titan offers a free and open source compiler both for TTCN-3 and for 
+Eclipse Titan offers a free and open source (FOSS) compiler both for TTCN-3 and for 
 ASN.1 (Abstract Syntax Notation One).
 
 # Standards page (also including downloadable code):