It is an inherent limitation. Time is a cost that can be donated because there is some non-material payoff to the person that's donating the time. There's very little non-material payoff for donating servers, bandwidth, etc.
I actually like this. It's the most obvious way to capitalize on open source.
I can't help but wonder if it's worth it. The two main problems I see are 1) Something necessitating the AGPL & 2) Apps that don't need to be online (eg rescuetime) & the privacy concerns associated with them (eg bush & his telecoms).
I actually like this. It's the most obvious way to capitalize on open source.