There are lots of reasons the #IndieWeb faded, but I think OAuth deserves quite a bit of blame.
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Sorry you couldn't make it to IndieWeb Summit, but here's recap post and videos! tantek.com/2016/190/b1/state… aaronparecki.com/2016/06/18/…

Videos from IndieWeb Summit 2016

The videos from IndieWeb Summit are finished and online now! I put together separate video clips for the two keynote talks in the morning, and also for the demos on the second day. (Apologies for the...

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thanks. I like @t's "dont't hate, go create", but what if you can't because all the oauth libs are outdated and suck?
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Replying to @luxagraf
OAuth 2 is simple enough you don't need a library, I have a simple guide here aaronparecki.com/2012/07/29/…

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Replying to @aaronpk
It's simple enough if someone is around for redirects and auth codes, harder when it's an automated script.
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Yeah, you'll want to set up a page that can generate an access token for you. Some services like GitHub provide this built in.
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