K/Ubuntu IRC Moved to Libera.chat

[acheron]

See: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/irc-move-to-libera/22472

and https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2021/05/26...to-libera-chat

[GreyGeek]

A couple of years ago, christel, now former head of freenode staff sold `freenode ltd` (a holding company) to a third party,
Andrew Lee[1], under terms that have not been disclosed to the staff body. This was done, from what we were informed, to organize our freenode
#live conferences, that required a legal body. We were repeatedly promised, by both christel and Andrew Lee, that neither the holding nor Andrew Lee would have any operational impact
on freenode the IRC network. We gladly forwarded this to our users, who were understandably concerned as well.

In the past few weeks, this has changed[2], and the existance of a legal threat to freenode has become apparent. We cannot know the substance of this legal
threat as it contains some kind of gag order preventing its broader discussion within staff.
The democratically elected heads of their respective teams, development, infrastructure, projects and communities were removed by force[3] and have been informed that they are not
entitled to act in their respective capacity.
As a result, Mr Lee wants and partially has operational control

And on the front page of his website, "Imperial Family Companies", he has this:

We are bringing power

BACK TO THE PEOPLE

Hijacking, gag orders, and such. Strange way of "bringing power back to the people".
Visions of grandeur? Google Andrew Lee and see.