We would probably still prefer to not retain ownership but we are open to joining a group with community members to own the contract - this would alleviate most of the concerns and avoid the trade off.
This is a similar scenario to the pDAO security council (which I should post about in governance), so perhaps the same people on the security council can be in this group.
Essentially, if we can form that group of elected volunteers then retaining ownership is possible. Although, I am aware DAO members have similar legal concerns. If we can’t put the group together then we don’t have much choice but to renounce ownership.