[ofw] API breakage in trunk

[Sean Hefty]

>Yes - an application recompile is required but do we really understand how
>'many' applications are impacted? (< 10, > 10) ??? Are the app developers
>willing to recompile? has anyone asked them?

What matters are the number of *end-users* using applications that no longer
work and whether they can upgrade/buy/deploy new applications.  Whether an
application can be recompiled is a separate issue.

>Leonid makes a good point w.r.t. the lack of versioning and vendor specific
>data.
>Perhaps the versioning, Vendor specific issues and array issues can all be
>'corrected' in the same API change?

Sure - let's call that API change 'Winverbs'