Open Software Foundation OSF <body> (OSF) A foundation created by nine computer vendors, ({Apollo}, {DEC}, {Hewlett-Packard}, {IBM}, {Bull}, {Nixdorf}, {Philips}, {Siemens} and {Hitachi}) to promote "Open Computing". It is planned that common {operating systems} and interfaces, based on developments of {Unix} and the {X Window System} will be forthcoming for a wide range of different hardware architectures. OSF announced the release of the industry's first open {operating system} - OSF/1 on 23 October 1990. (1994-11-23)
OSF Open Software Foundation (HP, DEC, IBM, org.)
OSF Operations System Function (IN)
OSF Oppose Sun Forever [ aka Open Software Foundation] (slang, org.)