STstrenholme·Oct 11, 2021
In Jörg Schilling has diedsamboy
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img9660
Generate a Y2028 compliant ISO 9660 filesystem Status: Compiles and runs as "img9660"
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> A fork of cdrtools with this bug fixed is on GitHub: https://github.com/samboy/iso9660
I dedicate this repo this his memory. -->
I dedicate this repo to his memory.
In Jörg Schilling has diedFirst of all, compassion and condolences for Schilling’s family.
Second of all, I had a very recent positive interaction with him. I recently was in contact with Mr. Schilling to report a bug in CDR tools. Even though he was (looking back) dying, he was very prompt in replying to me and discussing the bug with me over email. However, even though I gave him a fix, he was unable to apply it, probably because of his poor health.
Thirdly, there is a really serious bug in CDR tools: It will start creating bad timestamps in 2028. That’s not a typo: 2028 (not 2038). Because of how ISO 9660 filesystems store timestamps (8-bit number, 0 is 1900), on 2038 (1900 + 128), unless the 8-bit number is explicitly made an unsigned number (assumed with other ISO 9660 implementations), there will be issues with timestamps. [1]
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e with a bugfix is here: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=990468
A fork of cdrtools with this bug fixed is on GitHub: https://github.com/samboy/iso9660
Again, prayers for Schilling’s family, and he was very professional in his interactions with me, even in his final days.
[1] The issue is with how Schilling’s CDR tools calculates timezones; the time zone becomes an invalid number starting in 2028.