I agree that self-hosting audience is probably small for this, but open sourcing also changes its image and workflow a bit. I'd much rather pay for a hosted FL

I agree that self-hosting audience is probably small for this, but open sourcing also changes its image and workflow a bit. I'd much rather pay for a hosted FLOSS app, than a hosted closed source app (assuming similar capabilities). Being able to inspect the code, and knowing that anyone's free to collaborate or reuse the code really makes a difference on where I choose to put my money.