Well, there were always workarounds to download the code. That being said, I'm glad we discussed this during the prerelease SDK stage, especially since many of the voices in this thread are the most active and knowledgeable members of the community speaking up. We're looking at alternatives, but what will likely happen is that we will delay this feature for an upcoming release when we've implemented something that takes everyone's feedback into account.
Stay tuned - I'll update this thread with more details. -- Ikai Lan Developer Programs Engineer, Google App Engine Blogger: http://googleappengine.blogspot.com Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/appengine Twitter: http://twitter.com/app_engine On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 3:27 PM, andy stevko <[email protected]> wrote: > One issue with the download code option is how it works in the context of > an app store. > If I license an application thru a store, can I then download the code, > modify it, and redeploy? > Also - if I have sensitive information (like Authorize.net keys) coded into > my application, the information was basically inaccessible prior to this > feature. > > > > On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 2:48 PM, djidjadji <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Not a good choice because the one that pays the bill is not the one >> that writes the source code. >> I'm not paying for the storage requirement and bandwidth of my client >> who has bought a use right of my software. >> >> I'm an advocate of "NO Download allowed". >> >> But in case it will be allowed make it OFF by default. You MUST turn >> it ON in your app.yaml. This way the behavior is compatible with >> previous versions. And there is no action needed by the people who >> don't want it. There is always a gap between the time you roll it out >> and you announce the availability of a new release on the production >> servers. During this time it would be possible to download the source >> code if you tried regularly. >> And I could be away at the moment of the announcement and leave a door >> wide open for quite some time. >> >> 2010/10/6 alf <[email protected]>: >> > +1 only can download code administrator who pay bill >> >> -- >> 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]<google-appengine%[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]<google-appengine%[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.
