Because my choice was not ideologically driven and when I created HiveSQL it was MS-SQL which was my area of expertise.

What I provide with HiveSQL is a service and my goal is that the service provided is reliable, available and efficient. HiveSQL is a complex infrastructure with Hive nodes, a backup system, a firewall, performance monitoring, etc... it's not just a database choice.

When I did, many told me I was crazy to publicly open access to a database server to potentially thousands of users. Several other similar open-source initiatives have also emerged. I'll let you guess the rest of the story.

Do you consider it bad because it's not decentralized? Set up your own "decentralized" infrastructure and prove that you are a reliable player over time as I did for years.