To me, this is exactly right and summarizes the situation well. Maintainers actions demonstrate their priorities, which are driven by their funding rather than

To me, this is exactly right and summarizes the situation well. Maintainers actions demonstrate their priorities, which are driven by their funding rather than community needs. This is the difference between community driven projects and corporate driven ones (even if the corporate drive is indirect via funding). Writing a patch is often the only path forward and often even that is ignored or nit picked until people move on.