I couldnt agree more, with xxxx being the worst culprit for these totally needless changes.
That's a bad joke.
OpenATV has been adapted so it is more stable, faster and brought e2 into the new millennium.
Other distros are taking and implementing most of theses changes.
If you want to continue using old code, then please do it. But stop blaming other coders.
Any plugin developer has the option to ask us what to do to make their plugin better or compatible with newer code, just ask.
Please stop writing such posts.