John Jason Jordan <[email protected]> writes:

> I want long volume names when I burn a data DVD. K3b usually allows me many
> characters if I specify "Linux/Unix filesystem only," but sometimes not. And
> I can't find anywhere a specification for what "Linux/Unix filesystem only"
> means - how many characters, what are the prohibited characters, etc.

It almost certainly means use of the "Rock Ridge" extensions, which are a way
to express Unix style meta-data on top of the ISOFS format.

> For that matter I can't find what "Windows compatibility" means either,
> although apparently it is fewer characters.

The Joliet extensions, at some compatibility level (there are three; I don't
know which is used by default.)

This has links to all the various bits:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_9660#Extensions

Regards,
        Daniel
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