derp, the first time i noticed this post i overlooked the egregious error in the title one should be mindful to avoid terminology (especially acronyms) that have multiple interpretations, especially when those alternate interpretations can relate to the same subject area - that really should not happen but it does when people give names to new things without knowing that term is already widely used for something else in this case i am clearly referring to 'OSS' - in the context of pro-audio, OSS is the "Open Sound System"; and it has been widely known as such for about 20 years, and still in use today - that is how i read this post at first - now i realize it was a short-hand for "open-source" regardless of whether or not the OP has heard of the actual 'OSS' before, confusing jargon like that can be easily avoided simply be being more specific with the words one chooses - in this case "free software" or even "open-source" would have been perfectly clear to all - if one must be so lazy about typing, use 'FOSS' or 'FLOSS' when referring to "audio software that is freely licensed" to make it clear that is not referring to the "Open Sound System"