[OASIS Issue Tracker] Updated: (VIRTIO-16) Allow anyone to whql their windows drivers

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Michael Tsirkin updated VIRTIO-16:
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    Summary: Allow anyone to whql their windows drivers  (was: Use independently controlled PCI ID)

the issue is whql specifically, corrected title to say just that

> Allow anyone to whql their windows drivers
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>                 Key: VIRTIO-16
>                 URL: http://tools.oasis-open.org/issues/browse/VIRTIO-16
>             Project: OASIS Virtual I/O Device (VIRTIO) TC
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>            Reporter: Rusty Russell
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> RedHat (nee Quamranet) kindly donated the PCI ID we use for virtio in the draft.  Apparently Microsoft will only allow them (as ID owners) to have their windows drivers certified.  If possible, we would like to find a way that any implementor can have their drivers certified.

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