Hi Given the way app engine works/deployed I think you are unlikely to find a solution along the lines you describe. For code distibution with python you have to have the source, with java you could deliver obfuscated jar files but someone can still unpick what you have done.
If you are developing a rules engine, then I suggest you might look at developing it as a paid for web service deployed on appengine, then other systems could use it through a cleary defined public api. The you could charge for its use. If the rules engine is good enough and the service is compelling enough then people will pay for a good service. And this approach doesn't preclude you from selling the package to other people. You could deploy the whole application into an appengine instance for their private use, without having to relenquish the code, or you could sell the application (with source). T On Mar 9, 10:26 pm, pca <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm developing a software module for python and I'm looking for ways > to monetize it. It's not so easy :-( but GAE could provide a nice > answer. > > It would be great if GAE would have a "module store", i.e. a place > where developers like me would post a module, and where developers on > GAE would be able to select a module from the store, for a licence and/ > or maintenance fee, so that they are included in their app. This > would also work on the app server, so that developers can debug their > app+module locally. They would NOT have access to the source code of > the modules though. Also, GAE developers could decide to updgrade to > the newer versions of modules. > > Any comments on this ? > > By the way, the module I'm developing implements a rule-engine for the > "model" part of the Model-View-Controller architecture, thus > accelerating development on GAE. It could be translated to Java too, > so the question applies for Java too. > > PC -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en.
