Re: I'm a tad confused - please bear with me
You're correct. But you don't need to worry about getting an invite code -- we have a poll here for people who need invite codes to be counted. When we're ready to move, we'll tell Dreamwidth, "Okay, we need 950 [for example] invite codes for our members," and they will give us 950 invite codes. Then people who need codes can ask us -- we'll probably set up a post for this -- and we'll distribute codes in screened comments.
It'll be slow, mind you, but no one will be left out if we can help it. It helps that new members will eventually generate their own codes, and hopefully we can get a donation cycle going. But for that, we'll have to see.