"What doesn't kill us will make us stronger!" Given the value created by the community based ecosystem, it will survive although it may take a different model, the fact that the community remain is key as you mention. I would not be surprised to see many external parties come in and support it as well given the risk/reward at this point. Not to sound arrogant, but $2 million a year to support infrastructure is not much for a community that create more value than that. There will be tradeoffs but it will be to build something more sustainable for the future.