Thank you all for the feedback, which I accept. It is a tough call to decide between open source and closed source, and your feedback makes me think that the best way is to have 2 offerings : an open-source core library, available freely, complemented by professional, payable tools and services for the demanding customers. This is the approach that mySQL took.
I considered also the option that Tim suggested, i.e. to host the "business rule engine" as a web service, especially on GAE. However, I'm concerned that the response time of the http request between the front end servers and the "business rule cum database back end" would be too high for most applications. After all, mySQL does not offer its database as a web service (this hosted model works for end-user applications though, such as salesforce.com). So, I take away my suggestion to host a module store on GAE. Best regards, Pierre C. On Mar 11, 2:03 am, Patrick Twohig <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm inclined to agree with Ikai on this one. I also think you should be > able to monetize your application any way you wish, providing it's legal. > > -- > Patrick H. Twohig. > > Namazu Studios > P.O. Box 34161 > San Diego, CA 92163-4161 -- 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.
