Rock Ridge is an extension to the ISO 9660 volume format. The extension adds support for storing Unix specific file information on ISO 9660 CD-ROMs. These extensions are, briefly: longer file names (up to 255 characters, I think) almost any ASCII character can be used in file and folder names owner permissions can be stored there's more, but I do not have that handy right now. See the ISO 9660 page about operating support for Rock Ridge.
The extension adds support for storing Unix specific file information on ISO 9660 CD-ROMs.
These extensions are, briefly:
See the ISO 9660 page about operating support for Rock Ridge.