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My Open Source Experience Podcast Let's Talk Business, Standards and Open SourceBoth business language and standards can be very strict, especially when we are looking into practices of governments or highly regulated industries like automotive and telecommunications. On the contrary, open source is developed by diverse groups, where standards and regulations don't apply to all use cases, and is often valued for its flexibility. So, how do all these fit together?In this episode of the My Open Source Experience podcast, industry experts explore how to fit open source into very strict processes and standards.- Ashan Senevirathne covers efforts in the telecom segment...

2025-12-0243 min

My Open Source Experience Podcast Bring the Solution Then Ask for PermissionOpen source in the corporate world is often counterintuitive, since the norms, practices and processes are very different, or at least they seem like. But it doesn't have to be that scary and complicated as it looks.In this episode of the My Open Source Experience podcast, guests talk about their experience with making open source work within a company, to the extent of working upstream. Topics cover management layers, corporate structure, change management and how individuals experience participating in open source communities.Hear more from:- Stormy Peters on (the...

2025-10-2343 min

My Open Source Experience Podcast MOSE Shorts - 23: Your Time Spent on Writing Open Source Code Is Not FreeThere have been a lot of conversations about funding in the open source space at conferences like FOSSY, and overall in the ecosystem.In this segment of the My Open Source Experience podcast Samson Goddy talks about the challenges in the open source space, and how opportunities are not equal based on where someone lives. For example, in Africa, even regular tech jobs are harder to access.Learn more about:- Challenges in the job market affect a person's overall open source involvement negatively- Volunteering is not part...

2025-08-0510 min

My Open Source Experience Podcast Investing in Upstream Work Is Always CheaperMaintaining a local fork of an open source project is like maintaining an illusion. It only gives momentarily control and becomes expensive to keep up over time. Have you experienced that already?This My Open Source Experience podcast episode evolves around this topic and explores why and how to invest in open source projects, including how to pick which ones to rely on, what to consider when setting up your organizational structure, and why avoid maintaining local forks.- Austen Bryan covers the benefits of relying on OSS projects, and how to pick...

2025-05-2750 min

My Open Source Experience Podcast Start Early and Always be Prepared for ChangeWhen people get introduced to open source later in their life and career it can be a bigger adjustment that is hard to do, and that's when individuals start to struggle. When you introduce open source in a large organization, the effect multiples very quickly.This My Open Source Experience podcast episode is diving into the stories and effects of getting introduced to open source in different stages of people's lives and in various circumstances:- Samson Goddy talks about his experience with open source as a kid, and * How the...

2025-03-0442 min

My Open Source Experience Podcast Open Source is Global, Opportunities are Less SoAs humanity progresses, our dependency on digital infrastructure is growing and is now at a level where most of us cannot exist without it, it is part of our everyday life and our livelihood depends on it. Open Source is a fundamental building block, and yet, awareness and opportunities still seem to gravitate towards a few geographical regions.In this episode of the My Open Source Experience podcast, Ildiko and Phil are chatting with Samson Goddy.Samson got in touch with technology through a hands-on experience with the Sugar desktop environment, which turned o...

2025-02-1847 min

Sustain Episode 163: Ana Jiménez Santamaría & Samson Goddy at State of Open Con 2023Guest Ana Jiménez Santamaría | Samson Goddy Panelist Richard Littauer Show Notes Hello and welcome to Sustain! The podcast where we talk about sustaining open source for the long haul. Richard is at the State of Open Con 2023 UK in London, and he’s excited to have his first ever in-person podcasts. Today, he has two guests joining him. His first guest is Ana Jiménez Santamaría, who’s working as the TODO Group OSPO Program Manager at The Linux Foundation. We’ll find out about Ana’s talk at th...

2023-03-3138 min

Modules Module 7: The Communal Pool that is the Open Source Environment (with Samson Goddy of OSCA)The tech ecosystem offers a variety of niches, but none as unique as the Open Source environment. In this episode, we explore this niche with Samson Goddy (Co-founder, OSCA) as our guide. We cover the entire scope of open-source engagement - from the structure, its value for both business and contributor, and the ethical conundrum that bots present. Samson Goddy: A software engineer who is committed to bringing about social change. An advocate for open source software who mostly enjoys bridging the knowledge gap between enterprises on scale and sustainability. He works at Chainguard to secure the software sup...

2022-12-0746 min

ANGEL OF WORDS PODCAST THE COME UP EXPERIENCE 2022- ANGEL OF WORDS ENTERTAINMENT SPECIAL!DESCRIPTION- ANGEL OF WORDS HITS THE ORANGE CARPET! IN BROOKLYN, NYC'S BEST EVENT FOR UP AND COMING MUSIC ARTIST! INTERVIEWING AND SHOWCASING SOME OF THE BEST TALENT IN TODAY'S MUSIC INDUSTRY. THE BREAKDOWN- 0:00- INTRODUCTION 0:29- THE CREATOR OF THE COME UP EXPERIENCE CASET DEL VALLE @CASEYSEMPIRE 1:17- THE HOST OF THE COME UP EXPERIENCE AFRODITE @AFRODITE.BK 3:10- A TRIBUTE TO POP SMOKE & THE SHOOT FOR THE STARS NON- PROFIT ORGANIZATION @SHOOTFORTHESTARSFDN 4:05- GODDY GODDY VIDEOGRAPHER TO POP SMOKE & OTHERS. 5:26- MUSIC ARTIST CHYTOWN @THEREALCHYTOWN 6:31- MUSIC ARTIST EVI @MUSICBY_EVI 7:42- MUSIC ARTIST JAKKAH @JAKKAHMUSIC 8:56- MUSIC ARTIST ...

2022-11-1125 min

Pulse on the Principles Open Everything: Changing the way we thinkWhen it comes to “openness” in digital development, one of the most important things to remember, and one of the easiest to forget, is why we’re doing this work in the first place. Connecting the strategy of openness to social impact outcomes, we sit with Dr. Ronda Zelezny-Green (Program Director, Capacity Accelerator Network at DataDotOrg and Digital Principles Advisory Council Member) to discuss the values and challenges of open educational resources. Amandine Le Pape (Co-Founder, Matrix.org) shares examples of how open technology platforms can speed national digital transformation and Samson Goddy (Co-Founder, Open Source Community Africa) gives us a g...

2022-02-1858 min

Open Source Stories Samson Goddy on the power of centering open source on community needsSamson talks with Amanda about his lifelong journey in open source, why growing a culture of sharing is so important, and how his early experiences influenced where and how he has directed his energy into re-centering the nexus of open source.

2021-10-2300 min

OneWorldYourStory The Floyd Files Episode 10: Samson GoddyWe are so happy to welcome Samson Goddy to the OneWorldYourStory Podcast! Samson is a software developer from Port Harcourt, Nigeria, and came on the podcast to discuss his experience with racism while traveling in the USA, how Africans see the USA, as well as the complicated relationship between ethnic groups in Nigeria. Find the OneWorldYourStory Podcast on iTunes, Spotify, and everywhere you listen to podcasts, and don't forget to follow our YouTube Channel, and our instagram page @OneWorldYourStory

2020-07-211h 15

Sustain Episode 4: Open Source Community Activities Around the World with Samson Goddy and Vipul GuptaSponsors Cachefly Panel Pia Mancini Richard Littauer Joined By Special Guest: Samson Goddy and Vipul Gupta Episode Summary Samson Goddy and Vipul Gupta join the panelists Pia Mancini and Richard Littauer to talk about open source activities in Nigeria and India. Samson is the Member of the Oversight Board at Sugar Labs and co-founder of Open Source Community Africa and Vipul is a Global Outreach Team Lead at Sugar Labs. Sugar Labs is an activity-focused open-source software learning platform for children. Both Samson and Vipul...

2019-08-0954 min

Sustain Our Software SOS 004: Open Source Community Activities Around the World with Samson Goddy and Vipul GuptaSponsors Cachefly Panel Pia Mancini Richard Littauer Joined By Special Guest: Samson Goddy and Vipul Gupta Episode Summary Samson Goddy and Vipul Gupta join the panelists Pia Mancini and Richard Littauer to talk about open source activities in Nigeria and India. Samson is the Member of the Oversight Board at Sugar Labs and co-founder of Open Source Community Africa and Vipul is a Global Outreach Team Lead at Sugar Labs. Sugar Labs is an activity-focused open-source software learning platform for children. Both Samson and Vipul agree that a lot of developers they talk to are not very familiar with open...

2019-08-0654 min

Sustain Our Software SOS 004: Open Source Community Activities Around the World with Samson Goddy and Vipul Gupta Sponsors Cachefly Panel Pia Mancini Richard Littauer Joined By Special Guest: Samson Goddy and Vipul Gupta Episode Summary Samson Goddy and Vipul Gupta join the panelists Pia Mancini and Richard Littauer to talk about open source activities in Nigeria and India. Samson is the Member of the Oversight Board at Sugar Labs and co-founder of Open Source Community Africa and Vipul is a Global Outreach Team Lead at Sugar Labs. Sugar Labs is an activity-focused open-source software learning platform for children. Both Samson and Vipul...

2019-08-0654 min