Thanks for the response to the issue brought up by @EzR3aL. I want to address one statement directly however, because it is incorrect in my opinion and central to this discussion.
“The original swap adapters … were built by Aave Labs and have always been maintained by Aave Labs.”
BGD Labs (funded by the DAO) explicitly built and delivered key swap adapters, including the ParaSwapDebtSwapAdapter, see:
BGD. Aave Debt Swap adapter contract
Their own post from April 2023 states:
“We are happy to present the ParaSwapDebtSwapAdapter…
This contract inherits the existing Paraswap adapter infrastructure…
The contract will be owned by governance.”
This proves the adapter stack was not exclusively developed or maintained by Aave Labs.
Parts of this infrastructure were funded by the DAO and owned by governance.
If DAO-funded components and DAO-owned branding are involved, introducing new fees and a change that removes income from the DAO is not something Aave Labs can unilaterally decide at the product layer.