cdrkit
| Developer(s) | Debian Project |
|---|---|
| Stable release | |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | CD/DVD-writing |
| License | GPL |
| Website | www.cdrkit.org |
cdrkit is a fork of the cdrtools CD and DVD authoring package initiated by the Debian project.
Joerg Jaspert is cdrkit's leader and release manager.
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.
Fork
cdrkit was created by forking the cdrtools project after Debian package developers grew concerned over licensing issues with cdrtools.[1]
Jörg Schilling, the primary developer of cdrtools, changed cdrtools to use a new build system under a CDDL license. The Debian developers who packaged cdrtools stated publicly that Debian could no longer distribute cdrtools because the GPL forbids packaging GPL code with a dependency upon non-GPL code. Debian developer Don Armstrong suggested dual-licensing as one possible solution. Jörg Schilling argued that there was no license problem, and did not agree to make any changes to cdrtools.[2] Faced with an impasse, the Debian developers made copies of the last cdrtools source files licensed under the GPL, renamed the tools, and released the result under the GPL as cdrkit.[3] Jörg Schilling stated on the cdrecord website that the whole licensing issue is a "fairy tale" fabricated by people who "needed an excuse for their behavior", and called the fork an "attack" on the cdrtools project.[4]
References
- ^ "cdrtools - a tale of two licenses".
- ^ "Debian Bug report logs - #377109".
- ^ Jaspert, Joerg (2006-09-04). "cdrkit (fork of cdrtools) uploaded to Debian, please test". Debian Development Announcements email list. Retrieved 2006-09-24.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Cdrtools - why do Linux distributions create bad forks?".
External links
- cdrkit website
- cdrkit (fork of cdrtools) uploaded to Debian, please test (fork announcement)
- Cdrtools - why do Linux distributions create bad forks?, essay from Jörg Schilling referring to cdrkit without mentioning its name
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