[srmatto]

I would love to see a generalized FOSS reservation system that could be used for just about anything that would help address the issues Valve listed. It could be as simple as a short lived deployment (1,3,7,14 days) that writes out the entries to a Google Sheets. I have encountered so many people trying to come up with their own approach to this problem that I think it would be worth solving. Maybe I can find time to work on it later this year.

[wiether]

Seems weird to base a FOSS reservation system on... Google Sheets?

[srmatto]

Fair point but I mean it eliminates state and would be familiar to just about anyone that might need something like this.

[mannanj]

Would love to know if you decide to work on this, or if otherwise, want to collaborate. feel free to email me [e-mail] - or maybe I'll begin work on this before you and we can share notes

edit: I don't particularly care for Google Sheets, just the idea of solving the underlying problem.

[srmatto]

Yeah I regret throwing that in the mix because it seems to have rubbed folks the wrong way for whatever reason. I just think avoiding storing state means it's a much easier project. Doesn't have to be G sheets.

[mannanj]

you had the right spirit and a hackers mindset. so dont fret too much on others opinions of you