Then of course "single use" needs to be explored further ... what if I have one master app that calls out to 9 subsidiary services that can/are also be used for other purposes? They're all independent apps, and could/do run on their own, but you could certainly look at that architecture as an effort to circumvent the given interpretation of ToS.
Thanks- - Andy Badera - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - (518) 641-1280 On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 12:12 PM, Dan Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > I agree the current terms are a little vague for this case. When we launch > billing, we'll have an updated version of the policy that discusses this > case more concretely. In short, any strategy that applies multiple > allocations of the free quotas toward a single use (multiple apps acting as > a single application) would be against the terms of service. > Remember that if you need additional quota during the free preview period, > you can request a temporary increase: > http://code.google.com/support/bin/request.py?contact_type=AppEngineContact > > -- Dan > > > On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 8:28 AM, Peter Recore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> >> The TOS does seem to be a bit vague. >> >> If I design my app as a collection of disjoint web services, and >> decide to implement each web service in a different app, is that >> subverting the quota system? >> >> Let's say I was writing a facebook clone. I might have an image >> processing service, a 'profile editing' service, and a feed publishing >> service. If my client side code makes calls to all three of these >> services, does that mean i've subverted the quota system? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Nov 30, 4:49 am, "Andrew Badera" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > Since when did resource quotas == security mechanisms? Apples and >> oranges, >> > but if they ARE considered the same by Google, then the ToS needs to be >> > cleaerer. If I can use 10 * x, what difference does it make if I do the >> same >> > thing ten times over? >> > >> > Apples and oranges. >> > >> > Thanks- >> > - Andy Badera >> > - [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > - (518) 641-1280 >> > >> > -http://higherefficiency.net/ >> > -http://changeroundup.com/ >> > >> > -http://flipbitsnotburgers.blogspot.com/ >> > -http://andrew.badera.us/ >> > >> > - Google me:http://www.google.com/search?q=andrew+badera >> > >> > On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 12:09 AM, Dan Sanderson < >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: >> > >> > > Roberto is correct. Using multiple applications in concert to subvert >> the >> > > quota system is a violation of the terms of service. >> > >http://code.google.com/appengine/terms.html >> > >> > > 7.2. "You may not ... attempt to disable or circumvent any security >> > > mechanisms used by the Service or any Application..." >> > >> > > -- Dan >> > >> > > On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 9:00 AM, Roberto Saccon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> > >> > >> An App Engine application is already a distributed system, so I would >> > >> recommend you just to write a single app and wait until the quotas >> get >> > >> lifted, so you can purchase as much as you need. >> > >> > >> If you just want provide web services to your apps, the common way in >> > >> Python land seems to be HTTP REST. >> > >> > >> If you want to maximize your free quota with countless accounts, each >> > >> one with ten apps, that might be against the terms. >> > >> > >> regards >> > >> Roberto >> > >> > >> On Nov 29, 1:39 pm, jeffkyjin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> > I have create some applications in App Engine. If I want to build >> a >> > >> > distributed system which will use many application in App Engine. >> > >> > Because the quota of App Engine, I have to split the whole work to >> > >> > pieces and send these pieces to other applications. Any advices on >> > >> > this? And how can i use API to communicate between my applications? >> > >> > >> > Thanks a lot! >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to google-appengine@googlegroups.com 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
