I’m Samson Goddy, a software engineer. An open source advocate, maintaining Sugar Desktop while also serving on the board of directors with Sugar Labs, and board member with Open Source Collective.
In 2023, I was invited and hosted by the Linux Foundation in Geneva for the Open Source Congress. It was an invitation-only gathering of open source leaders from across the ecosystem. Fifty-three lea
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Intro: The Eternal Struggle of Old Codebases If you’ve ever worked on an open-source project or even just inherited an old codebase, you know the pain. Code that hasn’t been updated in years, outdated libraries, cryptic comments (if any), and a gener...
“Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much” – Helen Keller The community has always been part of my career; it is a place for expression, collaboration, celebration, and growth. So it is very natural that I like building communities. I ...
This article aims to give everyone more insight into why open source is not Free. Depending on which track got you into open source, we all know one thing in common “collaboration.” It is important because this makes the open source model great. So...
Next Billion Creators My name is Samson Goddy. At the time of this writing, I am locked up someplace in Port Harcourt, with my hands sanitized, convincing myself every day to do more social distancing, and struggling with my change of pace because o...