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From: 900RR (900RR)
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Subject: Re: What is Rock Ridge?
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995 09:36:08 GMT
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Oleg Danilow <75443.1167@CompuServe.COM> wrote:

I think RockRidge format is an upward extension of the ISO9660
standard. RR provides for long file names,and deeply nested paths.



>Is there anyone can explain me what the Rock Ridge
>type of CD-ROM is about? Which OS does support this
>kind of format? I cannot read my FreeBSD CD ROM of
>this type.

>Oleg