You might be right, as I don't know your setup. Directly asking for 2+ years without first having things documented in case you shutdown or something happens to you, is quite risky to entire community. But if there is already documentation that proofs that anyone could start their own instances, doesn't mean they should do it (given the cost of infrastructure is high as you wrote). It would give a lot more confidence, imho.
RE: Proposal to Make HiveSQL Free Again