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MegaApuTurkUltra

comp09 wrote:
ChocolatePi wrote:
MegaApuTurkUltra wrote:
scratchisthebest wrote:
The github.io web hosting is a lifesaver for people who just want a quick webpage with some basic stuff on it, like a project webpage or a portfolio. Love ittttt
^

Or people who want their homepage to stay up even if gwiddle dies
I for one do. And Gwiddle will die.
I agree. Microsoft Azure is expensive. They don't have any source of income and there's no such thing as free lunch.

Lol I meant downtime. Gwiddle is moving away from Azure soon

$(".box-head")[0].textContent = "committing AT crimes since $whenever"

ChocolatePi

comp09 wrote:
ChocolatePi wrote:
MegaApuTurkUltra wrote:
scratchisthebest wrote:
The github.io web hosting is a lifesaver for people who just want a quick webpage with some basic stuff on it, like a project webpage or a portfolio. Love ittttt
^

Or people who want their homepage to stay up even if gwiddle dies
I for one do. And Gwiddle will die.
I agree. Microsoft Azure is expensive. They don't have any source of income and there's no such thing as free lunch.

Wait they use Azure? Why don't they save money and use something free? (as in beer or speech)

Jonathan50

ChocolatePi wrote:
comp09 wrote:
ChocolatePi wrote:
MegaApuTurkUltra wrote:
scratchisthebest wrote:
The github.io web hosting is a lifesaver for people who just want a quick webpage with some basic stuff on it, like a project webpage or a portfolio. Love ittttt
^

Or people who want their homepage to stay up even if gwiddle dies
I for one do. And Gwiddle will die.
I agree. Microsoft Azure is expensive. They don't have any source of income and there's no such thing as free lunch.
Wait they use Azure? Why don't they save money and use something free? (as in beer or speech)

Gwiddle is using Azure?
I don't get it… is the hosting from Azure then?

Not yet a Knight of the Mu Calculus.

nathanprocks

ChocolatePi wrote:
comp09 wrote:
ChocolatePi wrote:
MegaApuTurkUltra wrote:
scratchisthebest wrote:
The github.io web hosting is a lifesaver for people who just want a quick webpage with some basic stuff on it, like a project webpage or a portfolio. Love ittttt
^

Or people who want their homepage to stay up even if gwiddle dies
I for one do. And Gwiddle will die.
I agree. Microsoft Azure is expensive. They don't have any source of income and there's no such thing as free lunch.
Wait they use Azure? Why don't they save money and use something free? (as in beer or speech)

GwiddleWeb wrote:
Regarding the actual cause of the issue: Yes, Azure has awful support. However, we are currently utilising a cloud services grant from Microsoft. We'll be looking at alternative providers once the grant has expired.

https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/post/1600104/

My browser / operating system: Macrosoft Winding XO, Internet Exploder 6.0, Angel Player ver.:1.2.5
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DrKat123_test2

VLC player?

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MegaApuTurkUltra

DrKat123_test2 wrote:
VLC player?

Already suggested, Idk if it's added

$(".box-head")[0].textContent = "committing AT crimes since $whenever"

Dylan5797

DrKat123_test2 wrote:
VLC player?

It is added.

__init__

Microsoft VS Code - free and open source, MIT licenced

thisandagain pls explain

GwiddleWeb

To clear up any confusion here - we do not, in fact, pay for our hosting. As I have said previously, we have a cloud services grant valid for the next two years from Microsoft - we pay for the domain, SSL certificates and other miscellaneous running costs, Microsoft provides the hosting.

We've been running for 9 months and we're not looking at stopping any time soon. We have sufficient savings to run Gwiddle for a few months if we find that there's a problem, which will give us a sufficient timeframe to move our services elsewhere.

A final disclaimer - the past two downtimes were due to DDOS attacks, as clearly there are some people in this world that obviously have nothing better to do with their lives.

The first downtime was extended, and as we have previously admitted it was not appropriate for a service that is so heavily used by members of the Scratch community. We noted our mistakes, and successes, to ensure the next time would not yield such a bad result. The second downtime was resolved within 30 minutes, and we're continuing to implement measures to ensure that our uptime can remain at a high percentage, so ultimately, you guys - our users, can have minimal interruption.

Gwiddle is entirely a non-profit organisation - it operates solely on the generosity and responsibility of it's users. We volunteer to run this out of our personal time - we are not aiming to profit. As long as we have the support and time, we intend to run Gwiddle - there is no questioning that.

Finally, If you wish to query about the costs of operating Gwiddle, forecast spending, etcetc, please email us. False information helps nobody!

~J

DrKat123_test2

GwiddleWeb wrote:
To clear up any confusion here - we do not, in fact, pay for our hosting. As I have said previously, we have a cloud services grant valid for the next two years from Microsoft - we pay for the domain, SSL certificates and other miscellaneous running costs, Microsoft provides the hosting.

We've been running for 9 months and we're not looking at stopping any time soon. We have sufficient savings to run Gwiddle for a few months if we find that there's a problem, which will give us a sufficient timeframe to move our services elsewhere.

A final disclaimer - the past two downtimes were due to DDOS attacks, as clearly there are some people in this world that obviously have nothing better to do with their lives.

The first downtime was extended, and as we have previously admitted it was not appropriate for a service that is so heavily used by members of the Scratch community. We noted our mistakes, and successes, to ensure the next time would not yield such a bad result. The second downtime was resolved within 30 minutes, and we're continuing to implement measures to ensure that our uptime can remain at a high percentage, so ultimately, you guys - our users, can have minimal interruption.

Gwiddle is entirely a non-profit organisation - it operates solely on the generosity and responsibility of it's users. We volunteer to run this out of our personal time - we are not aiming to profit. As long as we have the support and time, we intend to run Gwiddle - there is no questioning that.

Finally, If you wish to query about the costs of operating Gwiddle, forecast spending, etcetc, please email us. False information helps nobody!

~J

DDoS? Wow! That's horrible!

MySQL? (That should be free right? Also i haven't read the readme.md again

)

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GwiddleWeb

DrKat123_test2 wrote:
GwiddleWeb wrote:
~snip~
DDoS? Wow! That's horrible!

MySQL? (That should be free right? Also i haven't read the readme.md again )

I'm not exactly sure what you're referring to. MySQL in it's common application is free software (not including enterprise)

EDIT: Realised you were referring to the OP. Sorry

Last edited by GwiddleWeb (Nov. 22, 2015 10:49:15)

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PR'd.

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AWESOME PROJECT =>>> https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/165749380/

DrKat123_test2

GwiddleWeb wrote:
DrKat123_test2 wrote:
GwiddleWeb wrote:
~snip~
DDoS? Wow! That's horrible!

MySQL? (That should be free right? Also i haven't read the readme.md again )

I'm not exactly sure what you're referring to. MySQL in it's common application is free software (not including enterprise)

EDIT: Realised you were referring to the OP. Sorry

(I didn't show the [/offtopic])
Waddabout eh… notepad++?

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Dylan5797

DrKat123_test2 wrote:
GwiddleWeb wrote:
DrKat123_test2 wrote:
GwiddleWeb wrote:
~snip~
DDoS? Wow! That's horrible!

MySQL? (That should be free right? Also i haven't read the readme.md again )

I'm not exactly sure what you're referring to. MySQL in it's common application is free software (not including enterprise)

EDIT: Realised you were referring to the OP. Sorry
(I didn't show the [/offtopic])
Waddabout eh… notepad++?

+1 Yes

I can't live without Notepad++

MegaApuTurkUltra

Dylan5797 wrote:
DrKat123_test2 wrote:
GwiddleWeb wrote:
DrKat123_test2 wrote:
GwiddleWeb wrote:
~snip~
DDoS? Wow! That's horrible!

MySQL? (That should be free right? Also i haven't read the readme.md again )

I'm not exactly sure what you're referring to. MySQL in it's common application is free software (not including enterprise)

EDIT: Realised you were referring to the OP. Sorry
(I didn't show the [/offtopic])
Waddabout eh… notepad++?
+1 Yes I can't live without Notepad++

^^^^

$(".box-head")[0].textContent = "committing AT crimes since $whenever"

DrKat123_test2

MegaApuTurkUltra wrote:
Dylan5797 wrote:
DrKat123_test2 wrote:
GwiddleWeb wrote:
DrKat123_test2 wrote:
GwiddleWeb wrote:
~snip~
DDoS? Wow! That's horrible!

MySQL? (That should be free right? Also i haven't read the readme.md again )

I'm not exactly sure what you're referring to. MySQL in it's common application is free software (not including enterprise)

EDIT: Realised you were referring to the OP. Sorry
(I didn't show the [/offtopic])
Waddabout eh… notepad++?
+1 Yes I can't live without Notepad++
^^^^

+1337
Although sublime text is great, you must buy a license to continue using it.

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Jonathan50

DrKat123_test2 wrote:
+1337
Although sublime text is great, you must buy a license to continue using it.

then use FOSS (Free (as in freedom) and Open Source Software) if you get really annoyed
emacs or atom are nice

Last edited by Jonathan50 (Nov. 24, 2015 07:40:20)

Not yet a Knight of the Mu Calculus.

DrKat123_test2

Jonathan50 wrote:
DrKat123_test2 wrote:
+1337
Although sublime text is great, you must buy a license to continue using it.
then use FOSS (Free (as in freedom) and Open Source Software) if you get really annoyed
emacs or atom are nice

+9001!
I like open sourced stuffs, especially GNU licensed softwares

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liam48D

DrKat123_test2 wrote:
Although sublime text is great, you must buy a license to continue using it.

This is false. You may continue to use Sublime Text for as long as you wish without buying a license. Just press cancel (or escape) when the dialog to get a license is shown.

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