This whole situation makes me really angry; but I suppose I should be happy that enough of the ops left and formed libera ~a month ago. I think it is something about the snark in root/rasengan's messages, portraying this as "saving FOSS," and "doing it for the users." It's upsetting to see (what seems like) one person with a lot of money and control destroy something that has existed and helped so many for decades. RIP Freenode, and thanks for the memories.