Hi Sam, The Application is made in Visual Basic .net 3.5 (Yes, I am only 17, still studying for a Bachelors and VB is easier than C# and obviously C/C++).
On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 7:23 AM, Sam Osborne <[email protected]>wrote: > What language is it made in? > > 2009/10/15 Oliver Baker <[email protected]> > > Hi All, >> I have good news!!! >> >> Pamela has allowed me to continue developing and displaying my application >> using its current "Scrapping" method until the API comes out. >> >> I have put the Application back on Google Code and will shortly be >> releasing an update which fixes the Proxy Authentication issue. >> >> Thanks, >> Oliver Baker >> >> On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 11:38 AM, kim3er <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> Thanks for clearing that up, I was a bit taken back by the use of the >>> word illegal for scraping websites. I suspect that we will start to >>> see the nature of scraping change in the near future as websites >>> become the API. Pages written in valid XHTML/HTML 5 with meaningful >>> naming conventions (like micro formats). I don't think scraping can be >>> a dirty word anymore. But I can understand the need for a company like >>> Google to control where and how the bandwidth is used. >>> >>> Rich >>> >>> On Oct 14, 4:11 am, "pamela (Google Employee)" <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > Sure, good point, let me clarify, though please keep in mind that I'm >>> not a >>> > lawyer... >>> > >>> > According to the Google Wave terms of use, it is not permitted to >>> "modify, >>> > adapt, translate, or reverse engineer any portion of the Service unless >>> > expressly authorized". In Oliver's prototype, he essentially reverse >>> > engineered the client display mechanism to extract the content. You can >>> read >>> > more of the policies at: >>> http://wave.google.com/help/wave/program_policies.html >>> > >>> > Once we have an API to let you programmatically extract the content -- >>> which >>> > is something we're working on -- then that API could be used to build >>> this >>> > prototype without having to reverse engineer. Another thing to >>> consider, >>> > more in the wave protocol effort, would be a client/server protocol -- >>> but >>> > things are early there at the moment. >>> > >>> > - pamela >>> > >>> > On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 1:48 PM, Joe Developer < >>> [email protected]>wrote: >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > > On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 7:42 AM, pamela (Google Employee) < >>> > > [email protected]> wrote: >>> > >>> > >> Hey Oliver- >>> > >> I responded to you offline, but will also respond here to keep the >>> thread >>> > >> in the forum. >>> > >>> > >> I assumed that was how you were doing this, but wanted to give you a >>> > >> chance to explain. It is generally considered illegal to "scrape" >>> the HTML >>> > >> of webpages that do not grant explicit permission for that. That is >>> why >>> > >> webpages provide APIs- so that developers can legally use content. >>> > >>> > >> Really? Generally considered illegal? I would appreciate a link that >>> > > documents such a finding. I would imagine that google search results >>> would >>> > > be fairly sparsely populated if they could only include those pages >>> that >>> > > include explicit permission for google to scrape. >>> > >>> > > I would advise on waiting until we offer some sort of Google data API >>> to >>> > >> distribute a program like this. >>> > >>> > >> - pamela >>> > >>> > >> On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 8:27 AM, Oliver Baker <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > >>> > >>> How dare you Andrey! >>> > >>> > >>> I do not store any of your information what so ever excluding the >>> last >>> > >>> Wave server you selected. >>> > >>> > >>> Any Login information you enter is immediatly put into the Google >>> Wave >>> > >>> Login page to log the application into the Google Wave login page. >>> > >>> > >>> To enter your login details on Version 2 (Sorry I made this a >>> little >>> > >>> stupidly) you will need to left click on the Notify Icon or right >>> > >>> click the icon, go into the Waves item, then click the login to see >>> > >>> your waves button. >>> > >>> > >>> Also, make sure you have Google Chrome Frame installed on your >>> > >>> computer for this to work. I am still working out the bugs. >>> > >>> > >>> On Oct 14, 10:07 am, Andrey Fedorov <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > >>> > Uhoh, I hope you guys are at least running antivirus as you run >>> exe's >>> > >>> you >>> > >>> > downloaded online? >>> > >>> > - Andrey >>> > >>> > >>> > On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Scott Breakall < >>> [email protected]> >>> > >>> wrote: >>> > >>> > >>> > > I've downloaded the exe, but am I missing something? There's >>> nowhere >>> > >>> > > for me to enter my wave credentials? >>> > >>> > >>> > > ~Scott~ >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Wave API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-wave-api?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
