IndiaFOSS Lightning Talk about blr.today

indiafoss-lightning-talk.md

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do something cool tonight - nemo

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BLR . TODAY

• open-source
• semi-curated
• event calendar
• for Bangalore

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Insights

1. Most events at aggregators are low-quality.
2. Small & Cool events are publish elsewhere
3. Your calendar app is great UX
4. Structured nature of events is ignored.

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tech

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  ┌─▼─▼─▼──┐    ┌─────────┐    ┌─────────┐
──► ingest ├───►│ dataset ├───►│ website │
  └─▲─▲─▲──┘    └─────────┘    └─────────┘
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    GPL3+         ODBL           AGPL3+   

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open standards

Linux > iOS > Android

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schema.org /Event

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