Blog author here -- You're right, they can. We're aware of this. But, for most cloud vendors, they do need to modify the code in order to make that possible (if

Blog author here -- You're right, they can. We're aware of this. But, for most cloud vendors, they do need to modify the code in order to make that possible (if only to integrate it within their stack). It then becomes a game of can you design your software in such a way that it will never be possible for cloud vendors to host it without modification, for example by keeping some required features closed-source (say a control plane, etc.). For now, we feel this is good-enough protection and we hope that by doing our work right, we can give as much as possible to the community while still keeping guarded just enough to prevent cloud vendors from eating our lunch.