Webhost Joyent, partially funded by Facebook board member Peter Thiel, is going to offer free hosting to Facebook app developers. Apps will load faster and allow developers to write code without significant out-of-pocket expense. For apps with 10,000 or fewer users, this service will be more than enough. Once an app grows large enough, the thinking goes, the developer can fund their own hosting — ideally with Joyent. [GigaOm]