That seems fine to me? If I want them to host it then I don't care a lot about the license, and my escape hatch of self-hosting is quite good. I don't think self hosting is a big burden.
And competitors can still host a mildly older version freely, so that prevents long term lock-in even if I ignore self hosting.
So the main company still has to compete to keep business, which is good for everyone, but they keep some control over the hosting business, which means they're less likely to get crushed and stop updating. I think it sounds good overall.
And competitors can still host a mildly older version freely, so that prevents long term lock-in even if I ignore self hosting.
So the main company still has to compete to keep business, which is good for everyone, but they keep some control over the hosting business, which means they're less likely to get crushed and stop updating. I think it sounds good overall.