He's at least trying to send the right signals...

Keep in mind that this may not be the actual email as received. It likely is, but since it's posted by a third party in a contentious situation, chances are that it may not be.

The old Freenode staff have left in a dispute with Andrew Lee, and this is their new platform.

For context, here's the other side: https://gist.github.com/joepie91/df80d8d36cd9d1bde46ba018af497409

I simply want freenode to keep on being a great IRC network, and to support it financially and legally as I have for a long time now.

Simply?

What's the long term plan/goal here in owning and controlling it? If it' out of the goodness of your heart, why not set up a foundation and donate the money to that? Why need/have corporate ownership or control unless there's some other motivation?

This doesn't look good at all... Freenode is apparently being taken over with some corporate chicanery?