Thanks Rob, this is indeed something we are working on as well. It will be in the FAQ, which should be out later today...
Greg On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 8:33 PM, Rob MacEachern <[email protected]>wrote: > Perhaps students would also appreciate a little help with the pricing/ > free-quota too... > > I know this one would ;) > > On May 11, 11:04 am, "Gregory D'alesandre" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks Joshua, that's not a long shot at all and a great idea! We are > > already looking into what we can do in this area. > > > > Thanks again for the thoughts on this! > > > > Greg D'Alesandre > > Senior Product Manager, Google App Engine > > > > On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 7:31 AM, Joshua Smith <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I know this is a long shot, but… > > > > > My company uses GAE for lots of things, and, as a for-profit company, > we're > > > willing and able to pay for things of value. I'm pretty sure the $9/mo > + > > > whatever isn't going to cause us to switch cloud providers. > > > > > But in my personal time, I've also used GAE for some not-for-profit > > > applications. One for my local library to manage their interlibrary > loan > > > requests (which I'm sure will be able to live within the free quotas), > and > > > another for small towns to use to meet Massachusetts Open Meeting Law > > > requirements (which I'm sure will NOT be able to live within the free > > > quotas). See:http://www.mytowngovernment.org > > > > > I'm wondering if Google might start a program to waive the $9/mo fee > for > > > public-good type applications like this. Ideally it would not require > that > > > I have a proper 501c3, since getting one of those approved costs a > fortune > > > these days. Perhaps it could be handled casually, like the "can I > please > > > have more than 10 apps" requests are today. > > > > > In my "about" page, I warned towns that they should budget for the open > > > meeting site to eventually cost something, because I figured the GAE > free > > > lunch couldn't last forever. But I think it would be a terrific > non-evil > > > thing for Google to consider starting a program to give away their > services > > > for not-for-profit applications. > > > > > -Joshua > > > > > -- > > > 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. > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
