Well, from the current front page of freenode.net: https://web.archive.org/web/20210520103526/https://freenode.net/news/freenode-is-foss https://web.archive.or

Well, from the current front page of freenode.net: https://web.archive.org/web/20210520103526/https://freenode.net/news/freenode-is-foss https://web.archive.org/web/20210520103526/https://freenode.... "The rumors of a 'hostile takeover' are simply untrue - I've been the guardian and owner of freenode since 2017, when Christel, the former owner approached me and asked if I was interested in purchasing it, as we had in previous years discussed this."