I'm new and i know it's not my place to comment, but i know when something is wrong and can't keep my mouth shut (it's one of my program errors).
I am one of those who came here just for the game, not neceserely for the comunity and such, just because i loved Freelancer (the only game i ever baught) and wanted to try it again. Then i heard it can be moded and started searching. I finily ended up here. I'l be honest with you, i didn't even start to play (i dono why, mabe an error, but i'l make it work even if it's the last thing i do) and the only thing that made me want to try it is the screenshot, giant set of features and inovations that you put in to it... but that's not the point.
Like it's been said before, no one can stop you to kill the project nor make you continue it, because lets face it, you can't turn the world on your own. Just don't kill it because of the negative influence of others.
As i said, it's not my place to comment, but mabe, if you do kill it, if you do not want someone to "help carry the torch", like NucNuc said, then why not pass it alltoghether to some other moder to integrate in his own mod. It wold be like mariage (Your life, under new management). Theoreticly it wold be like what you did, taking Freelancer and continuing what Digital Anvil started.
As a closing statement all i have and want to say (thow, unfortunatly, i can't speak for all the comunity) is thank you for what you have don for us!