Oh, i see.
I forgot that there was Python app-engine as well :) I am writing in Java.

2010/1/18 Eli Jones <[email protected]>

> Timofey,
>
> I'm not sure how App Engine stores the applications on the server, but my
> assumption is that Nick means that (in the future) there may be some option
> in the app.yaml (like "source_download: yes") and there would be some link
> on the Dashboard page that you could click to get the source as long as the
> flag was set to "yes".
>
> A lot of people seem to want source download, but I can think of a lot of
> others (myself included) who do not really want our readable .py files to be
> easily accessible.
>
> I use Mercurial version control to keep track of my source code.. no need
> for some dinky download source link.
>
> On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 2:23 PM, Timofey Danshin <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Thank you for your replies. They were most helpful.
>> I didn't quite understand the "download source code" part. I never gave it
>> a thought before, but does that mean, that the applications are deployed to
>> the server along with the source code (which, probably, would be logical,
>> since they could be compiled there), or are they compiled locally and then
>> deployed as bytecode only?
>>
>> 2010/1/18 Nick Johnson (Google) <[email protected]>
>>
>>>  Hi Brian,
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 5:05 PM, bFlood <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> hi Timofey
>>>>
>>>> that is how we will be deploying our app. Users add a specific email
>>>> address as a developer and then we load/maintain the source code
>>>> remotely. A simple cron request makes a call back to our controlling
>>>> app (on GAE) so we can change limits, upgrade features or turn off the
>>>> remote app (in the event they subsequently remove the developer email
>>>> account and stop paying). There are probably many other ways to combat
>>>> this issue
>>>>
>>>> this setup works well in practice. The user pays Google directly for
>>>> usage and then licenses the software from us. It turned out to be a
>>>> lot easier then running it as a service (single GAE app) and having to
>>>> be the middle-man between the user and Google. Trying to estimate how
>>>> they would be billed per month was difficult and seemed like a
>>>> duplication of the existing infrastructure. Also, a flat fee might
>>>> have been more profitable (or not) but IMO does not play to one of
>>>> GAE's biggest strengths, true utility billing.
>>>>
>>>> of course, this all breaks if Google decides to allow code downloads
>>>> in the future but we'll cross that bridge if and when we come to
>>>> it :)
>>>>
>>>
>>> We're well aware of this use case. If we ever did add support for
>>> downloading code (we have no immediate plans to), it would be with this in
>>> mind.
>>>
>>> Bear in mind, though, that your users having your source code does not
>>> prohibit you licensing it to them!
>>>
>>> -Nick
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> cheers
>>>> brian
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Jan 18, 10:47 am, "Nick Johnson (Google)" <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> > Hi Timofey,
>>>> >
>>>> > You own the app, so you're welcome to do anything you like with it as
>>>> long
>>>> > as it's not in violation of our TOS. If they add you as an
>>>> administrator on
>>>> > an app they've created, you can, of course, deploy your app to it.
>>>> >
>>>> > -Nick Johnson
>>>> >
>>>> > On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 3:41 PM, Timofey Danshin
>>>> > <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > > Hi. I've written a decent web-app on app-engine. Do i have the right
>>>> to
>>>> > > sell it to others? I mean, not the source code, but install the app
>>>> onto
>>>> > > their app engine accounts?
>>>> >
>>>> > > Thank you in advance,
>>>> > > Best Regards,
>>>> > > Timofey Danshin.
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