Post A7QLbXLB90UCQVvoDg by darkmirror@wandering.shop
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 (DIR) Post #A7QAXAP1O17idDRUau by kev@fosstodon.org
       2021-05-19T22:27:49Z
       
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       Can someone give me the TL;DR on the freenode/IRC deal please? Seeing lots of toots about it, but with little context.
       
 (DIR) Post #A7QAhEN9TuOjq7MoJU by ecliptik@fosstodon.org
       2021-05-19T22:29:37Z
       
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       @kev https://gist.github.com/joepie91/df80d8d36cd9d1bde46ba018af497409#ok-so-whats-going-on
       
 (DIR) Post #A7QAlJYEAYaN3jUjCa by rmgr@fosstodon.org
       2021-05-19T22:30:08Z
       
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       @kev some bloke bought the rights to the company and said he wouldn't be a naughty boy and then a couple of years on he's being a naughty boy is my understanding
       
 (DIR) Post #A7QB16AfgQRoCB0Eu8 by argosopentech@fosstodon.org
       2021-05-19T22:33:06Z
       
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       @kev kline.sh
       
 (DIR) Post #A7QBNAuMkfqBG2u33Q by kev@fosstodon.org
       2021-05-19T22:37:15Z
       
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       @argosopentech that means nothing to me?
       
 (DIR) Post #A7QBPl9SyCzMFDCMnw by splatt9990@fosstodon.org
       2021-05-19T22:33:17Z
       
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       @rmgr @kev mostly correct. He bought the domain names (legitimately) for some tax purposes I think and is using that as a a legal basis for saying he owns the entirety of freenode. Sounds very shaky legally but it seems like he has lots of lawyers to brute force it through.
       
 (DIR) Post #A7QBPlZLPzglXTJ28m by kev@fosstodon.org
       2021-05-19T22:37:44Z
       
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       @splatt9990 @rmgr thanks, gents.
       
 (DIR) Post #A7QBRD9aLSYnNdwjU8 by kev@fosstodon.org
       2021-05-19T22:37:54Z
       
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       @ecliptik this helped, thanks.
       
 (DIR) Post #A7QBWewqQvCd20aKYK by Nour@fosstodon.org
       2021-05-19T22:38:05Z
       
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       @kev Small summary: https://libera.chat/news/welcome-to-libera-chat
       
 (DIR) Post #A7QBdwoeOpDcTUEAXA by argosopentech@fosstodon.org
       2021-05-19T22:39:43Z
       
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       @kev Sorry https://kline.sh It sounds like the company running it was sold in a potentially sketch deal and all the devs just left so people are trying to move
       
 (DIR) Post #A7QLbXLB90UCQVvoDg by darkmirror@wandering.shop
       2021-05-20T00:31:47Z
       
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       @kevThis is as close to a short summary of all the drama as I could find, with links to more details:https://boingboing.net/2021/05/19/freenode-irc-staff-quit-after-new-owner-seizes-control.html#FreeNode #FOSS #IRC #Chat
       
 (DIR) Post #A7Qa9ralkru2RJUCUi by hund@fosstodon.org
       2021-05-20T03:14:53Z
       
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       @kev @ecliptik It did? How?
       
 (DIR) Post #A7QndKcCE46UFrXFiq by adamsdesk@mastodon.technology
       2021-05-20T05:45:51Z
       
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       @kev From the website it self, https://freenode.net/news/freenode-is-foss
       
 (DIR) Post #A7QvS3S2V1whTCuznE by seachdamh@fosstodon.org
       2021-05-20T07:13:05Z
       
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       @kev https://www.kline.sh/ + links in footer. I don't think there is more details about deal.
       
 (DIR) Post #A7UEY8EG87ckd2xoki by mariadb@fosstodon.org
       2021-05-21T21:31:13Z
       
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       @kev TL;DR is hostile takeover and staff quittingLots of details on it here: https://gist.github.com/joepie91/df80d8d36cd9d1bde46ba018af497409