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Update verbiage about reserved ids #158

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6 changes: 4 additions & 2 deletions docs/RegisteredFilterPlugins.md
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Expand Up @@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ To register a filter please contact The HDF Helpdesk with the following informat
* Links to any relevant information including licensing information

Here is the current policy regarding filter identifier assignment:
The filter identifier is designed to be a unique identifier for the filter. Values from `zero` through `32,767` are reserved for filters supported by The HDF Group in the HDF5 library and for filters requested and supported by the 3rd party.
The filter identifier is designed to be a unique identifier for the filter.
Values from `0` to `255` are reserved for internal use by The HDF Group for filters that are part of the HDF5 library itself.
Values from `256` through `32,767` are reserved for filters *managed* by The HDF Group but nominally requested, developed and supported by 3rd parties.
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Values from 256 to 511 are available for testing new VOL connectors. Values from 512 to 32,767 are reserved for filters managed by The HDF Group but are nominally requested, developed, and supported by third parties.

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@brtnfld I just updated as you specified.

FYI, are you familiar with making a "suggestion" (read through there to around step 7) via GitHub GUI here?

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That's a good point. It has been some time since I've used "suggestions," but that would likely make things easier.

Values from `32768` to `65535` are reserved for non-distributed uses (e.g., internal company usage) or for application usage when testing a feature. The HDF Group does not track or document the usage of filters with identifiers from this range.
Please contact the maintainer of a filter for help with the filter/compression support in HDF5.

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#### Filter Information:

For more information see: http://computation.llnl.gov/projects/floating-point-compression/
For more information see: http://computing.llnl.gov/projects/floating-point-compression/

#### Contact Information:

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