open source, open-source
Lowercase unless you're talking about the Open Source Initiative.
Hyphenate open-source as an adjective preceding a noun, as in open-source software. Don't use open-sourced as an adjective.
Don't hyphenate in other instances, such as Open source is a development model in which ....
Don't use OSS as an abbreviation for open-source software.
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