I imagine either Freenode will still end up doing fine, or he'll just conclude that us nerds don't understand the concept of ownership and threw him under the bus after all his donations and hard work, and then he'll move on to the next plaything. He'll probably get his superyacht eventually.
Hah, with all the users (the reason Zuck pays billions) abandoning the sinking ship, Lee's dream is evaporating in front of his very eyes.
Say bye-bye to that superyacht, Mr. Prince!