It's interesting to me that, after a quick look through the first few pages, it seems to have a much tighter technical focus than HN. I do sometimes wonder if the culture and politics stuff that seems inescapable in the English speaking media is less of an issue in countries that speak different languages.
Hi, I'm the founder of Le Journal du hacker. Indeed the focus is tighter, mostly tech, Open source/Free Software, individual rights and entrepreneurship.
Enthousiasm is paramount in community work. But managing server infrastructure is more and more complex and it won't go simpler. People should consider joining associations which would be responsible, not individuals. Maybe less servers but larger and better managed ones. Associations are more resilient than individuals.
It seems to me this guy should be fired. But good for him if he can disguise his inabilities to manage the transition to full remote. As a employee I would flee such a company.