I agree. That shows some real care about seeing their community propser in the long term. I'd never really known anything about the company (maybe their name, though I couldn't confirm) but this speaks volumes to the type of company they likely were.
It seems like it is roughly equivalent to a company releasing their software as open source when they go out of business -- it acknowledges that the profit was simply not there to sustain the company, but makes it possible (not necessarily likely) that the idea can still be sustained without profit.
I really like it.
That is actually really impressive. I hope other companies have the forethought and compassion to remember that their responsibilities lie with everyone who comes to depend on them -- not just those to whom they have a legal duty.