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 # [![Mattermost](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/7205829/137170381-fe86eef0-bccc-4fdd-8e92-b258884ebdd7.png)](https://mattermost.com)
 
-[Mattermost](https://mattermost.com) is an open source platform for secure collaboration across the entire software development lifecycle. This repo is the primary source for core development on the Mattermost platform; it's is written in Golang and React and runs as a single Linux binary with MySQL or PostgreSQL. A new compiled version is released under an MIT license every month on the 16th.
+[Mattermost](https://mattermost.com) is an open source platform for secure collaboration across the entire software development lifecycle. This repo is the primary source for core development on the Mattermost platform; it's written in Go and React and runs as a single Linux binary with MySQL or PostgreSQL. A new compiled version is released under an MIT license every month on the 16th.
 
 <img width="1006" alt="mattermost-hero" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/7205829/136107976-7a894c9e-290a-490d-8501-e5fdbfc3785a.png">