[ale] Stable, backward compatible APIs

[JD]

On 08/31/2012 08:59 AM, Lightner, Jeff wrote:
> What annoyed me several years ago was how many UNIX software vendors
> (including OS makers like HP for HP-UX)  started requiring Windows desktops
> for their control apps.

This is a key reason why we dropped VMware ESX where I work.  That and they
screwing around with the licensing over and over and over.  Can't trust those
guys at all.