Hi Joshua, I haven't forgotten about you! We are still working on getting this done, more to come soon!
Greg On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 1:43 PM, Joshua Smith <[email protected]>wrote: > Google Overlords, > > Back when you announced the new pricing, I asked whether you might make > some accommodation for public-good applications. You responded that this > was a good idea and you'd get back to me on a plan. No word yet. > > I now have some real numbers, and it looks like my app is going to cost me > an average of $0.58 a day, which means just over $200 a year. > > I doubt I can optimize this away. The bulk of usage is coming from > computers that periodically check in to update the list of open meetings for > displays in town Kiosks and on public access TV. The fact that I'm getting > pinged periodically means there is constant need for an instance to exist, > burning up the 24 hours of baseline free usage. When someone connects to > the system to post a meeting or browse, that tends to spin up another > instance, which is what costs the money. > > $200/year isn't terrible. My app is serving several towns in MA now, and I > suspect they won't object to covering this cost. But I'm certainly going to > renew my request that you consider creating a program to waive the fees for > GAE apps that you find are very-not-evil. I'm happy to put all the google > rah-rah you want onto my app in exchange! > > > -Joshua > www.mytowngovernment.org > > -- > 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.
