I sometimes wonder what Larson’s childhood was like.

You think being stuck on a deserted island might be one of Larson’s fears?

“we are just looking out for ourselves in a ‘better safe than sorry’ fashion while we find out more.”

This is an unfortunate aspect of individuals/small groups housing the fediverse vs big companies. Big companies have lawyers and the capital to back them, individuals do not.

If I was in your shoes, I’d do the same thing. I appreciate your wish for thus to be temporary. I hope you will share your findings once you come to a final decision; information like this is relevant to all those managing servers.