blimey, i wasn't that far off, was i?????
http://news.zdnet.com/2422-13568_22-153609.html
(sir) tim berners-lee wiki
when the word "buss" was used, i felt very intimate with the approach. we use the word "buss" in the world of audio production (in simple speak, the recording studio), so all we're talking about, is signal (data) flow. in the world of audio, these would be signal assignments and a patchbay. so what tbl is talking here is that, currently, there seems to be compatiability issues with (in audio speak) different connectors, different formats, etc. sorry for being self absorbed, but this all makes sense.
wiki for "buss" (it also means to kiss, apparently!)
fuck, it's all a buss line!!!!! that's what it was!!!!!