Hey now; let's not get ahead too far :) I'm trying to keep each one bite-sized...I don't think you'll be (too) disappointed at the next few episodes :)
Well; I emailed the address at the AWS link and got: "The recipient's mailbox is full and can't accept messages now. Please try resending your message later, or contact the recipient directly." :)
Thanks so much! I've not had too much success chasing down no-strings-attached stuff. Grafana and Sentry are pretty cheap compared to the AWS, so I didn't spend too much time...
Twice I've had folks from AWS approach me about helping, but it fizzled out. The best I've had is a pal who was a salesperson used to slip me a few "$100 new customer vouchers" every now and then I could redeem.
The pre-allocation means some kind of commitment: every time I've looked I've baulked at dropping many thousands of dollars in one go (and it screws up my terrible book-keeping :D ). I should probably revisit it. It's really nice to know I'm not paying for things I don't "need", but it's unlikely CE usage will drop _that much_ in the next year or two (say).
I'll take a look at the OSS stuff you linked: thank you!
Thanks! It's been a fun learning experience. I just found out the internet archive has a much more comprehensive effort going so it might have been in vain, but I tried :)