FWIW I don't think you two are in disagreement. Even if the owner of the business owes the volunteers nothing (which imo is strictly true), the _value_ of the o

FWIW I don't think you two are in disagreement. Even if the owner of the business owes the volunteers nothing (which imo is strictly true), the _value_ of the organization lies in the work and social connections of the volunteers. Them leaving is just part of business, and if the now evacuated Freenode eats crow for it, that's their problem given the volunteers did the work anyway.