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 # Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS")
-[![Open in Visual Studio Code](https://open.vscode.dev/badges/open-in-vscode.svg)](https://open.vscode.dev/microsoft/vscode)
 [![Feature Requests](https://img.shields.io/github/issues/microsoft/vscode/feature-request.svg)](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Afeature-request+sort%3Areactions-%2B1-desc)
 [![Bugs](https://img.shields.io/github/issues/microsoft/vscode/bug.svg)](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues?utf8=✓&q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Abug)
 [![Gitter](https://img.shields.io/badge/chat-on%20gitter-yellow.svg)](https://gitter.im/Microsoft/vscode)