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{{Short description|Optical disc authoring software}}
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| developer = Debian Project
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| discontinued
| latest_release_version = 1.1.11
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| latest_release_date = {{Release date and age|2010|10|17}}
| latest_release_date = {{Release date and age|2010|10|17}}
| operating_system = [[Unix-like]]
| operating_system = [[Unix-like]]
| status = Unmaintained
| genre = CD/DVD-writing
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| license = [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] version 2
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'''cdrkit''' is a collection of computer programs for [[CD]] and [[DVD]] authoring that work on [[Unix-like]] systems.
'''cdrkit''' is a collection of computer programs for [[CD]] and [[DVD]] authoring that work on [[Unix-like]] systems.
cdrkit is released under the [[GNU General Public License]] version 2.
cdrkit is released under the [[GNU General Public License]] version 2.
[[Arch Linux]], [[Fedora (operating system)|Fedora]], [[Gentoo Linux]], [[Mandriva Linux]], [[openSUSE]] and [[Ubuntu (operating system)|Ubuntu]] all include cdrkit.
[[Fedora (operating system)|Fedora]], [[Gentoo Linux]], [[Mandriva Linux]], and [[Ubuntu (operating system)|Ubuntu]] all include cdrkit.
Joerg Jaspert is cdrkit's leader and release manager.
Joerg Jaspert is cdrkit's leader and release manager.


It was created in 2006 by [[Debian]] developers as a fork of [[cdrtools]] based on the last GPL-licensed version when cdrtools licensing changed.<ref name="cdrkit uploaded">{{cite web
It was created in 2006 by [[Debian]] developers as a fork of [[cdrtools]] based on the last GPL-licensed version when cdrtools [[Relicensing|licensing changed]].<ref name="cdrkit uploaded">{{cite web
|url=http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2006/09/msg00002.html
|url=http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2006/09/msg00002.html
|title=cdrkit (fork of cdrtools) uploaded to Debian, please test
|title=cdrkit (fork of cdrtools) uploaded to Debian, please test
|accessdate=16 August 2011
|accessdate=16 August 2011
}}</ref>
}}</ref>

⚫
Major components of <code>cdrkit</code> include:
⚫
* ''wodim'' (an acronym for write optical disk media), which was forked from the ''cdrecord'' program in ''cdrtools''.
⚫
*''icedax'' (an acronym for incredible digital audio extractor), which was forked from the ''cdda2wav'' program in ''cdrtools''.
⚫
* ''genisoimage'' (short for "generate [[ISO image]]"), which was forked from the ''mkisofs'' program in ''cdrtools''.{{Citation needed span|text=|date=February 2022}}


== Features ==
== Features ==
The cdrkit includes many features, such as
The cdrkit includes many features for CD and DVD writing, such as
* creation of audio, data, and mixed (audio and data) CDs
* creation of audio, data, and mixed (audio and data) CDs
* burning CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-r.
* burning CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R.
* usage without root identity is possible in many cases, some device drivers still may fail, show unexplainable problems<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = wodim(1): data to optical disk media - Linux man page|url = http://linux.die.net/man/1/wodim|website = linux.die.net|accessdate = 2015-11-25}}</ref>
* can use device node instead of [[SCSI]] ID numbers on Linux<ref name=":0" />
* Creation of disc images with ISO9660, with optional Rock Ridge and Joliet extensions, and optionally with UDF 1.02 to support files beyond 4 GiB.


genisoimage is different from [[archive file|file archival]] utilities like [[tar (computing)|tar]] in that it places the files and folders from the specified parent directory directly in the root directory of the disc image, not inside a directory with the name of the parent directory.
== Components ==
⚫
Major components include:
⚫
* ''wodim'' (an acronym for write optical disk media), which was forked from the ''cdrecord'' program in cdrtools.
⚫
*''icedax'' (an acronym for incredible digital audio extractor), which was forked from the ''cdda2wav'' program in cdrtools.
⚫
* ''genisoimage'' (short for generate [[ISO image]]), which was forked from the ''mkisofs'' program in cdrtools.


== Front-ends ==
== Front-ends ==

Other software can use cdrkit tools in the back-end. cdrkit tools will maintain interface compatibility with cdrtools 2.01.01a08 at least for the near future.<ref>{{cite web
Other software can use cdrkit tools in the back-end. cdrkit tools will maintain interface compatibility with cdrtools 2.01.01a08 at least for the near future.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.cdrkit.org/
|url=http://www.cdrkit.org/
|title=cdrkit - portable command-line CD/DVD recorder software
|title=cdrkit - portable command-line CD/DVD recorder software
|accessdate=2008-09-22
|accessdate=2008-09-22
}}</ref> Numerous programs can therefore use it, including [[Brasero (software)|Brasero]] (the default [[GNOME]] Desktop CD/DVD application), [[K3b]] (the default [[KDE]] desktop application), and [[X-CD-Roast]] ([[desktop environment]] independent).
}}</ref> Numerous programs can therefore use it, including the [[growisofs]] command-line utility and graphical tools like [[Brasero (software)|Brasero]] (the default [[GNOME]] Desktop CD/DVD application), [[K3b]] (the default [[KDE]] desktop application), and [[X-CD-Roast]] ([[desktop environment]] independent).


==History==
==History==
{{see also|Cdrtools#License compatibility controversy}}
{{see also|Cdrtools#License compatibility controversy}}


A license dispute arose between the Debian maintainers and cdrtools author [[Jörg Schilling]].<ref name="Debian Bug report logs - #377109">{{cite web| url= http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=377109 | title=Debian Bug report logs - #377109}}</ref> The Debian developers said that the [[General Public License|GPL]] license is not compatible with the [[Common Development and Distribution License|CDDL]] license that covers part of the cdrtools code.<ref name="Debian Bug report logs - #377109">{{cite web| url= http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=377109 | title=Debian Bug report logs - #377109}}</ref> In contrast, cdrtools maintainer Jörg Schilling stated that there is no problem with the license,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cdrtools.sourceforge.net/private/linux-dist.html#legal|title=There is no license problem in the original cdrtools|accessdate=16 August 2011}}</ref> and also considers that the Debian fork is not legally redistributable.<ref>{{cite web
A license dispute arose between the Debian maintainers and the since deceased<ref>{{cite web|url=https://minnie.tuhs.org/pipermail/tuhs/2021-October/024523.html|title=RIP Jörg Schilling|quote=I have received message from his family that Jörg Schilling has passed away|access-date=2021-10-15|archive-date=2023-01-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102105811/https://minnie.tuhs.org/pipermail/tuhs/2021-October/024523.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> cdrtools author Jörg Schilling.<ref name="Debian Bug report logs - #377109">{{cite web| url= http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=377109 | title=Debian Bug report logs - #377109}}</ref> The Debian developers said that the [[General Public License|GPL]] license is not [[License compatibility|compatible]] with the [[Common Development and Distribution License|CDDL]] license that covers part of the cdrtools code.<ref name="Debian Bug report logs - #377109"/> In contrast, cdrtools maintainer Jörg Schilling stated that there is no problem with the license,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cdrtools.sourceforge.net/private/linux-dist.html#legal|title=There is no license problem in the original cdrtools|accessdate=16 August 2011}}</ref> and also felt that the Debian fork is not legally redistributable.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://cdrtools.sourceforge.net/private/linux-dist.html#violations
|url=http://cdrtools.sourceforge.net/private/linux-dist.html#violations
|title=The Debian fork violates the GPL and the copyright law
|title=The Debian fork violates the GPL and the copyright law
|accessdate=16 August 2011
|accessdate=16 August 2011
}}</ref> The RedHat legal team differed with Schilling's position, saying that he has not provided them with any proof of either license or copyright violation in cdrkit.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legal-list/2009-July/msg00000.html|title=Legal CD/DVD/BD writing software for RedHat and Fedora|accessdate=2 September 2015}}</ref>
}}</ref> The Red Hat legal team differed with Schilling's position, saying that he has not provided them with any proof of either license or copyright violation in cdrkit.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legal-list/2009-July/msg00000.html|title=Legal CD/DVD/BD writing software for Red Hat and Fedora |accessdate=2 September 2015}}</ref>


Schilling has also said that the cdrkit fork reintroduced various bugs from the first versions of cdrtools, which were already fixed in later cdrtools versions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cdrtools.sourceforge.net/private/linux-dist.html#problems|title=What are the problems when running programs from the broken fork?|accessdate=16 August 2011}}</ref> Debian developers considered that some of these changes were necessary to solve existing problems, rather than being bugs. <ref>{{ cite web|url=https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=361450|title=Debian Bug report logs - #361450|accessdate=2 September 2015}}</ref>
Schilling also said that the cdrkit fork reintroduced various bugs from the first versions of cdrtools, which were already fixed in later cdrtools versions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cdrtools.sourceforge.net/private/linux-dist.html#problems|title=What are the problems when running programs from the broken fork?|accessdate=16 August 2011}}</ref> Debian developers considered that some of these changes were necessary to solve existing problems, rather than being bugs.<ref>{{ cite web |url=https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=361450 |title=Debian Bug report logs - #361450|accessdate=2 September 2015}}</ref>


{{Portal|Free software}}
{{Portal|Free and open-source software}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist|30em}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2006/09/msg00002.html ''cdrkit (fork of cdrtools) uploaded to Debian, please test''] (fork announcement)
* [http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2006/09/msg00002.html ''cdrkit (fork of cdrtools) uploaded to Debian, please test''] (fork announcement)
* [http://cdrtools.sourceforge.net/private/linux-dist.html ''Cdrtools - why do Linux distributions create bad forks?''], essay by Jörg Schilling referring to cdrkit without mentioning its name
* [http://cdrtools.sourceforge.net/private/linux-dist.html ''Cdrtools - why do Linux distributions create bad forks?''], essay by Jörg Schilling referring to cdrkit without mentioning its name
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150330075842/http://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/debburn/ Debburn SVN repository which contains cdrkit]


{{Optical disc image software}}
{{Optical disc image software}}

Latest revision as of 01:05, 31 October 2024

cdrkit
Developer(s)Debian Project
Stable release
1.1.11 / October 17, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-10-17)
Operating systemUnix-like
TypeCD/DVD-writing
LicenseGPL version 2
WebsiteN/A

cdrkit is a collection of computer programs for CD and DVD authoring that work on Unix-like systems. cdrkit is released under the GNU General Public License version 2. Fedora, Gentoo Linux, Mandriva Linux, and Ubuntu all include cdrkit. Joerg Jaspert is cdrkit's leader and release manager.

It was created in 2006 by Debian developers as a fork of cdrtools based on the last GPL-licensed version when cdrtools licensing changed.[1]

Major components of cdrkit include:

  • wodim (an acronym for write optical disk media), which was forked from the cdrecord program in cdrtools.
  • icedax (an acronym for incredible digital audio extractor), which was forked from the cdda2wav program in cdrtools.
  • genisoimage (short for "generate ISO image"), which was forked from the mkisofs program in cdrtools.[citation needed]

Features

[edit]

The cdrkit includes many features for CD and DVD writing, such as

  • creation of audio, data, and mixed (audio and data) CDs
  • burning CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R.
  • usage without root identity is possible in many cases, some device drivers still may fail, show unexplainable problems[2]
  • can use device node instead of SCSI ID numbers on Linux[2]
  • Creation of disc images with ISO9660, with optional Rock Ridge and Joliet extensions, and optionally with UDF 1.02 to support files beyond 4 GiB.

genisoimage is different from file archival utilities like tar in that it places the files and folders from the specified parent directory directly in the root directory of the disc image, not inside a directory with the name of the parent directory.

Front-ends

[edit]

Other software can use cdrkit tools in the back-end. cdrkit tools will maintain interface compatibility with cdrtools 2.01.01a08 at least for the near future.[3] Numerous programs can therefore use it, including the growisofs command-line utility and graphical tools like Brasero (the default GNOME Desktop CD/DVD application), K3b (the default KDE desktop application), and X-CD-Roast (desktop environment independent).

History

[edit]
See also: Cdrtools § License compatibility controversy

A license dispute arose between the Debian maintainers and the since deceased[4] cdrtools author Jörg Schilling.[5] The Debian developers said that the GPL license is not compatible with the CDDL license that covers part of the cdrtools code.[5] In contrast, cdrtools maintainer Jörg Schilling stated that there is no problem with the license,[6] and also felt that the Debian fork is not legally redistributable.[7] The Red Hat legal team differed with Schilling's position, saying that he has not provided them with any proof of either license or copyright violation in cdrkit.[8]

Schilling also said that the cdrkit fork reintroduced various bugs from the first versions of cdrtools, which were already fixed in later cdrtools versions.[9] Debian developers considered that some of these changes were necessary to solve existing problems, rather than being bugs.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "cdrkit (fork of cdrtools) uploaded to Debian, please test". Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  2. ^ a b "wodim(1): data to optical disk media - Linux man page". linux.die.net. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  3. ^ "cdrkit - portable command-line CD/DVD recorder software". Retrieved 2008-09-22.
  4. ^ "RIP Jörg Schilling". Archived from the original on 2023-01-02. Retrieved 2021-10-15. I have received message from his family that Jörg Schilling has passed away
  5. ^ a b "Debian Bug report logs - #377109".
  6. ^ "There is no license problem in the original cdrtools". Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  7. ^ "The Debian fork violates the GPL and the copyright law". Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  8. ^ "Legal CD/DVD/BD writing software for Red Hat and Fedora". Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  9. ^ "What are the problems when running programs from the broken fork?". Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  10. ^ "Debian Bug report logs - #361450". Retrieved 2 September 2015.
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