Hi, sorry, I am totally out of context! I implemented a simple scraper to a fixed url from sched using Nokogiri and Ruby; it is not very flexible nor secure at all :( But it served well for the purpose of sending automatic emails
On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 9:05 AM Sergio Fernández <wik...@apache.org> wrote: > 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 >
