Running Catalyst is a goal. If it turns out that we have some time to really make it nice, I'd prefer to support any framework that uses HTTP::Engine. Right now, that's nothing, but since HTTP::Engine is basically extracted from Catalyst, getting Catalyst to run will be easy. But it also means that we'll get other Perl frameworks like CGI::App (they've indicated interest, anyway), Continuity, Jifty (perhaps), etc.
The Python guys may be happy with one framework... but this is Perl. There's more than one way to do it :)
BTW, I'm a Catalyst core developer, so I'll certainly do everything I can to make working with Catalyst on GAE enjoyable. That's what I want for my applications. But really, getting the web framework to work is the easy part. Getting a Perl that meets Google's requirements is the hard part.
The Python guys may be happy with one framework... but this is Perl. There's more than one way to do it :)
BTW, I'm a Catalyst core developer, so I'll certainly do everything I can to make working with Catalyst on GAE enjoyable. That's what I want for my applications. But really, getting the web framework to work is the easy part. Getting a Perl that meets Google's requirements is the hard part.