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scripting / feedBase

A project to get feeds into a base.
MIT License
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Link to download entire list of feeds? #33

Closed dotandimet closed 6 years ago

dotandimet commented 6 years ago

Hi, I'm writing a feed parser and I'm interested in testing my library against a large set of existing feeds. Is there a way to get the entire list of feeds in feedBase, rather than just the hot list or a user's subscriptions? A static text file with the output of select distinct feedUrl from subscriptions perhaps?

thejeshgn commented 6 years ago

Something like StackOverFlow downloads under CC will be great.

@scripting May be the JSON you are backing up can be released as DB once a Qrtr? We can use archive.org

scripting commented 6 years ago

I understand the application, and my inclination is to provide all the info in the database publicly, but...

I did that with a similar system, weblogs.com, in the early 2000s, and the data was used to launch a competitor, which wasn't a problem. Then they opened up their own database, but they didn't publish their data. When I said they should, they said no, it was their "competitive advantage," the founder said.

Ultimately he went on to raise many millions of dollars and I'm sure they had a good laugh in their board meetings.

It's a certainty that would happen here, not saying you would be the one to do it. But I want feedBase to have a nice long growth period without interference from the tech industry. So the answer is probably going to be not the one you want. ;-(

dotandimet commented 6 years ago

Well, even the hotlist and single user OPML files are very useful for my purpose, which is testing feed autodiscovery.