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by Retr0id 499 days ago
The title of this post took me about 3 attempts to parse, because "OS" is more strongly bound to Operating System in this context (but presumably it's supposed to read as Open Source)
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hnlmorg 499 days ago
Yes, FOSS is generally used in this context. Though I have occasionally seen OSS used too.

- FOSS: Free / open source software

- OSS: Open source software.

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sandropuppo 499 days ago
Yes, super sorry about this. I meant to write OSS but forgot an S, and now it's too late to edit the post. But yes this could FOSS since it's a free tool with MIT license.
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hnlmorg 499 days ago
No harm done. Anyone, like myself, who read past the title would have understood the submission just fine.
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sheepscreek 499 days ago
Yes, I think OP wanted to say OSS (last S = Software).

Edit: Did a quick google search and it seems like the acronym OSS has fallen out of prominence. Probably best to explicitly state “Open Source” nowadays to avoid any confusion.

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