Freenode IRC resign en masse after takeover by Korea’s crown prince

Re:Freenode IRC resign en masse after takeover by Korea’s cr... by RileyJames on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @01:20AM (#27272887)

Following this story has prompted a few questions, figured some HN users would have the background to fill it in.

What is the value in owning Freenode IRC?

What is Andrew Lee trying to achieve here?

From the outset, the most likely outcome seems to the one occurring. Disruption of the existing organisation following by splintering of the user base and forever declining relevance of the organisation.

But unless that was the goal, I'm confused as to why.

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Re:Freenode IRC resign en masse after takeover by Korea’s cr... by Doxin on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @04:48AM (#27274488)

Those are questions only Andrew Lee can answer, but if history is anything to go by it's rather hard to get a straight answer out of them. I've got some a pet theory, but in spirit of keeping things civil I'll keep it private.

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