Many new open source companies, like Timescale, Cockroach Labs are going with a managed cloud service offering as their business model. Even RethinkDB pivoted i

Many new open source companies, like Timescale, Cockroach Labs are going with a managed cloud service offering as their business model. Even RethinkDB pivoted in that direction, although too late in the game for them to survive. So one could make an open-source license specifically reserving that freedom for the creators only. There are probably other business models one could try to protect. The basic idea I think is give as much freedom as possible while also providing some protection for specific use cases that allow the creators to be compensated for their work. It benefits nobody if you create a wild west of freedoms that deny creators a way to finance their work.