Other networks have adopted SSL much earlier and I simply refuse to believe that Quakenet's problem is CPU related.
I'm not saying that a network should require all of its users to use SSL, but I do think that it's should be up to the user to decide whether or not her or they wants to encrypt the connection between themselves and the IRC server and let it be up to the channel operator to decide whether or not she's willing to accept clients, that connect over insecure connections, in her channel.
It's purely because it hasn't been prioritised until recently, but it sounds like it's getting some attention now :-)
I'm not saying that a network should require all of its users to use SSL, but I do think that it's should be up to the user to decide whether or not her or they wants to encrypt the connection between themselves and the IRC server and let it be up to the channel operator to decide whether or not she's willing to accept clients, that connect over insecure connections, in her channel.
It's purely because it hasn't been prioritised until recently, but it sounds like it's getting some attention now :-)