Add openvixdisklib as an open NBD replacement for VMware VDDK.

VDDK is no longer publicly distributed, so this library reverse-engineers the vSphere NFC path and exposes ConnectEx, Open, Read, and Write without the proprietary SDK. Co-authored-by: Cursor <[email protected]>
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+# These are some examples of commonly ignored file patterns.
+# You should customize this list as applicable to your project.
+# Learn more about .gitignore:
+#     https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/saving-changes/gitignore
+
+# Compiled Python bytecode
+*.py[cod]
+
+# Log files
+*.log
+
+# JetBrains IDE
+.idea/
+
+# Unit test reports
+TEST*.xml
+
+# Generated by MacOS
+.DS_Store
+
+# Generated by Windows
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Applications
+*.app
+*.exe
+*.war
+
+.egg*
+*.swo
+*.swp
+AUTHORS
+ChangeLog
+coriolis_provider_libvirt.egg-info/*
+*__pycache__*
+.coverage
+.tox
+.venv
+.stestr
+coverage.xml
+cover/*
+MANIFEST
+nosetests.xml
+coverage.html
+
+# Avoid republishing VDDK due to licensing constraints.
+# Copy the VDDK files to .vddk for reverse engineering and cross-check
+# purposes, which is safe from a licensing point of view.
+.vddk
+
+# Lab credentials and VM/snapshot names for integration tests.
+.test_config.yaml