Scrapping, Christ? You would't start from scratch, Hanneli (CCed) already implemented Sched.org scrapping when organizing TAC slots in Vancouver.
On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 1:59 PM, Rich Bowen <rbo...@rcbowen.com> wrote: > > > On 09/29/2016 02:34 AM, Christofer Dutz wrote: > > Hi, > > > > > > I think I started a discussion on this about a year ago, but things have > evolved, so here goes again :) > > > > > > A few people from the Java User Group Darmstadt initiated a project for > creating an offline-capable mobile conference planning App. As usually WIFI > on conferences sucked greatly. Last year we managed to get a prototype > running and have been working on this since then. The project is called > DukeCon and we're developing it in the open at GitHub ( > https://github.com/dukecon) > > > > > > Now our app has matured quite a bit and we are currently extending the > server by adding additional conference adapters. Being an Apache addict, I > thought it would be great to implement an adapter so I could add ApacheCon > to the list of supported conferences. I know that we usually have the > schedule hosted at Sched.org. > > > > > > They have a REST API, that can be used to query exactly the information > I'm looking for. In order to do that however I would need an API-KEY for > the conference. I guess you guys here will probably know what it is and > could eventually provide me with it. > > > > > > So I am asking: Is there any interest in me supporting ApacheCon in our > conference planner? If yes, what would I have to do in order to get the API > Key for both conferences? > > > I expect that the short answer is, no, we can't do that. > > The longer answer is that the sched account used by ApacheCon isn't > Apache's, it's the Linux Foundation's, and they use that same account to > manage all of their many events. As I understand it, Sched accounts are > insanely expensive. > > I wonder if you might be able to approach Sched directly for some kind > of non-profit API key, in exchange for linking back to their service, or > something. > > > -- > Rich Bowen - rbo...@rcbowen.com - @rbowen > http://apachecon.com/ - @apachecon > -- Sergio Fernández Partner Technology Manager Redlink GmbH m: +43 6602747925 e: sergio.fernan...@redlink.co w: http://redlink.co
