Hello all,
This thread was brought to the attention of the Code of Conduct team because it contains some fairly serious accusations. Having looked into the matter, and given the people involved a chance to respond, we’d like to set the record straight (to the best of our current knowledge).
First of all, we’d like to acknowledge that the issue addressed in this series has been a long-term source of frustration: Andrew first mentioned the need for this functionality in 2018, and from then until January 2022 repeatedly mentioned it as something critical to get in but which he simply didn’t have time to personally address.
That said, while his frustration is understandable, there were a number of accusations made which, as far as we can tell, were unfounded; so we want to set the record straight. In particular, having looked into the history of this series and had discussions with all the parties, we have concluded the following:
* Roger attempted to address all of the feedback Andrew gave; and not only was the minimum check-in process followed, but Jan and Roger made every effort to get Andrew's feedback before checking in the patch.
* The "Suggested-by" tags were reasonable for Roger to have put in, and reasonable for Jan to have retained.
This is not the kind of community we strive to be. In particular, we’d like to exhort people to avoid charged language and attempt to lay out the facts — with references — such that they speak for themselves.
We are also attempting to improve communication and shared understanding, to hopefully keep frustration levels low in the future. Thanks, -The Xen Project Conduct Team | 
