[jsarch]

If I understand correctly, your basic assumption is that a developer only needs access to the configuration options. Essentially, a developer isn't going to hack the code, they just modify the package configuration as needed. I think this would be a fair assumption and targets a huge number of users looking to leverage the cloud.

As for pricing, looking back, I realize that my question may have been a bit blunt and offensive. What I was really curious to know was whether you were going to be charging "per instance", "per hour", "per instance-hour", "per package", etc. For example, is Apache+MySQL on a single machine (if that's possible) less expensive than Apache on one machine and MySQL on another? What about compared to Nginx+Cassandra? (FWIW: You don't have to answer this directly if you want to keep the cards close while in testing...)

None the less, I wish you the best. (signed up for a beta.)