Merge pull request github#67 from djmitche/patch-1

technoweenie · technoweenie · commit 12abe315d74e · 2012-03-23T08:05:57.000-07:00
Better advice for non-webapps
diff --git a/content/v3.md b/content/v3.md
@@ -153,7 +153,9 @@ OAuth2 Token (sent as a parameter):
 $ curl https://api.github.com?access_token=OAUTH-TOKEN
 </pre>
 
-Read [more about OAuth2](/v3/oauth/).
+Read [more about OAuth2](/v3/oauth/).  Note that OAuth2 tokens can be [acquired
+programmatically](/v3/oauth/#create-a-new-authorization), for applications that
+are not websites.
 
 ## Pagination
 
diff --git a/content/v3/oauth.md b/content/v3/oauth.md
@@ -72,9 +72,12 @@ The access token allows you to make requests to the API on a behalf of a user.
 
     GET https://api.github.com/user?access_token=...
 
-## Desktop Application Flow
+## Non-Web Application Flow
 
-Use basic authentication for now...
+Use basic authentication to create an OAuth2 token using the [interface
+below](/v3/oauth#creating-a-new-authorization).  With this tecnique, a username
+and password need not be stored permanently, and the user can revoke access at
+any time.
 
 ## Redirect URLs
 
