From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Oss \Oss\, verb (used without an object) [See {Osse}, noun] To prophesy; to presage. [R. & Obs.] --R. Edgeworth.
From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:
OSS Written-only acronym for "Open Source Software" (see {open source}). This is a rather ugly {TLA}, and the principals in the open-source movement don't use it, but it has (perhaps inevitably) spread through the trade press like kudzu.
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
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