Back in 2018, open source changed my life.
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Back in 2018, open source changed my life. It gave me opportunities, a community, and a chance to build something that people around the world could use. But there was a problem: it wasn't sustainable for me to do open source full-time. And I still wish I could. I know I'm not the only one. Across Africa, there are developers and maintainers building libraries, frameworks, tools, and infrastructure that deserve more recognition and financial support. So I built something for us. Introducing http://flossafrica.com. A platform making it easier for open-source creators and maintainers in
Posted by K.O.O (20k followers) 3 days ago · 204 likes · 13k views · view the original post on X. Kept by the Dev Radar as Open source & devtools business.
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