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From: jtk@kolvir.arlington.ma.us (John Kohl)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: What is Rock Ridge?
Date: 16 Dec 1995 15:51:05 -0500
Organization: NetBSD Kernel Hackers `R` Us
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>>>>> "Vince" == Vince Vielhaber <vev@msen.com> writes:
In article <4atbhg$ah8@pravda.aa.msen.com> vev@msen.com (Vince Vielhaber) writes:

>> Rock Ridge is a set of extensions to the ISO 9660 CD ROM standard.

Vince> Now I realize I'm asking for it, *but*, isn't Rock Ridge the town in the
Vince> movie 'Blazing Saddles'?

Precisely, and the Rock Ridge specification states that the name indeed
comes from this Mel Brooks movie.
-- 
John Kohl <jtk@kolvir.arlington.ma.us>
Hacking on NetBSD/i386 when I can.  See <URL:http://www.netbsd.org/>.
Member of the League for Programming Freedom--see http://www.lpf.org/