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06e2fd73 | 3 | <TITLE>Software License Agreement - Common UNIX Printing System</TITLE> |
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866ee248 | 6 | <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff" TEXT="#000000"> |
323731c5 | 7 | |
45dec87e | 8 | <H2 ALIGN="CENTER">Common UNIX Printing System License Agreement</H2> |
323731c5 | 9 | |
839c43aa | 10 | <P ALIGN="CENTER">Copyright 1997-2002 by Easy Software Products<BR> |
45dec87e | 11 | 44141 AIRPORT VIEW DR STE 204<BR> |
12 | HOLLYWOOD, MARYLAND 20636-3111 USA<BR> | |
13 | <BR> | |
e338c390 | 14 | Voice: +1.301.373.9600<BR> |
866ee248 | 15 | Email: <A HREF="mailto:cups-info@cups.org">cups-info@cups.org</A><BR> |
16 | WWW: <A HREF="http://www.cups.org">http://www.cups.org</A> | |
323731c5 | 17 | |
866ee248 | 18 | <H3>Introduction</H3> |
323731c5 | 19 | |
5d66e133 | 20 | <P>The Common UNIX Printing System<SUP>TM</SUP>, ("CUPS<SUP>TM</SUP>"), |
866ee248 | 21 | is provided under the GNU General Public License ("GPL") and GNU |
22 | Library General Public License ("LGPL"), Version 2. A copy of these | |
23 | licenses follow this introduction. | |
45dec87e | 24 | |
866ee248 | 25 | <P>The GNU LGPL applies to the CUPS API library, located in the "cups" |
26 | subdirectory of the CUPS source distribution and in the | |
753453e4 | 27 | "/usr/include/cups" directory and "libcups.a", "libcups_s.a", |
28 | "libcups.sl", or "libcups.so" files in the binary distributions. | |
866ee248 | 29 | |
30 | <P>The GNU GPL applies to the remainder of the CUPS distribution, | |
31 | including the "pstoraster" filter which is based upon GNU Ghostscript | |
753453e4 | 32 | 5.50 and the "pdftops" filter which is based upon Xpdf 0.93a. |
866ee248 | 33 | |
34 | <P>For those not familiar with the GNU GPL, the license basically | |
35 | allows you to: | |
45dec87e | 36 | |
37 | <UL> | |
38 | ||
39 | <LI>Use the CUPS software at no charge. | |
40 | ||
41 | <LI>Distribute verbatim copies of the software in source or | |
42 | binary form. | |
43 | ||
44 | <LI>Sell verbatim copies of the software for a media fee, or | |
45 | sell support for the software. | |
46 | ||
5d66e133 | 47 | <LI>Distribute or sell printer drivers and filters that use |
48 | CUPS so long as source code is made available under the GPL. | |
45dec87e | 49 | |
50 | </UL> | |
51 | ||
52 | <P>What this license <B>does not</B> allow you to do is make changes or | |
86395b64 | 53 | add features to CUPS and then sell a binary distribution without source |
866ee248 | 54 | code. You must provide source for any new drivers, changes, or |
5d66e133 | 55 | additions to the software, and all code must be provided under the GPL |
56 | or LGPL as appropriate. | |
45dec87e | 57 | |
866ee248 | 58 | <P>The GNU LGPL relaxes the "link-to" restriction, allowing you to |
59 | develop applications that use the CUPS API library under other licenses | |
60 | and/or conditions as appropriate for your application. | |
61 | ||
62 | <H3>Trademarks</H3> | |
63 | ||
64 | <P>Easy Software Products has trademarked the Common UNIX Printing | |
65 | System, CUPS, and CUPS logo. These names and logos may be used freely | |
66 | in any direct port or binary distribution of CUPS. To use them in | |
67 | derivative products, please contract Easy Software Products for written | |
68 | permission. Our intention is to protect the value of these trademarks and | |
69 | ensure that any derivative product meets the same high-quality | |
70 | standards as the original. | |
45dec87e | 71 | |
866ee248 | 72 | <H3>Binary Distribution Rights</H3> |
45dec87e | 73 | |
86395b64 | 74 | <P>Easy Software Products also sells rights to the CUPS source code |
75 | under a binary distribution license for vendors that are unable to | |
866ee248 | 76 | release source code for their drivers, additions, and modifications to |
5d66e133 | 77 | CUPS under the GNU GPL and LGPL. For information please contact us at |
866ee248 | 78 | the address shown above. |
45dec87e | 79 | |
866ee248 | 80 | <P>The Common UNIX Printing System provides a "pstoraster" filter that |
5d66e133 | 81 | utilizes the GNU GhostScript 5.50 core to convert PostScript files into |
82 | a stream of raster images. For binary distribution licensing of this | |
83 | software, please contact: | |
45dec87e | 84 | |
5d66e133 | 85 | <BLOCKQUOTE> |
86 | Miles Jones<BR> | |
45dec87e | 87 | Director of Marketing<BR> |
88 | Artifex Software Inc.<BR> | |
89 | 454 Las Gallinas Ave., Suite 108<BR> | |
90 | San Rafael, CA 94903 USA<BR> | |
91 | Voice: +1.415.492.9861<BR> | |
92 | Fax: +1.415.492.9862<BR> | |
5d66e133 | 93 | EMail: <A HREF="mailto:info@arsoft.com">info@arsoft.com</A> |
94 | </BLOCKQUOTE> | |
95 | ||
753453e4 | 96 | <P>The "pdftops" filter is based on the Xpdf 0.93a software. For binary |
5d66e133 | 97 | distribution licensing of this software, please contact: |
98 | ||
99 | <BLOCKQUOTE> | |
100 | Derek B. Noonburg<BR> | |
101 | Email: <A HREF="mailto:derekn@foolabs.com">derekn@foolabs.com</A><BR> | |
102 | WWW: <A HREF="http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/">http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/</A> | |
06e2fd73 | 103 | </BLOCKQUOTE> |
323731c5 | 104 | |
866ee248 | 105 | <H3>Support</H3> |
45dec87e | 106 | |
866ee248 | 107 | <P>Easy Software Products sells software support for CUPS as well as a |
108 | commercial printing product based on CUPS called ESP Print Pro. You can | |
109 | find out more at our web site: | |
45dec87e | 110 | |
866ee248 | 111 | <UL><PRE> |
112 | <A HREF="http://www.easysw.com">http://www.easysw.com</A> | |
113 | </PRE></UL> | |
45dec87e | 114 | |
866ee248 | 115 | <!-- NEW PAGE --> |
116 | <H2>GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE</H2> | |
45dec87e | 117 | |
866ee248 | 118 | <P>Version 2, June 1991 |
45dec87e | 119 | |
866ee248 | 120 | <PRE> |
121 | Copyright 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. | |
45dec87e | 122 | 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA |
123 | ||
866ee248 | 124 | Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim |
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866ee248 | 126 | <PRE> |
45dec87e | 127 | |
866ee248 | 128 | <H4>Preamble</H4> |
45dec87e | 129 | |
130 | <P>The licenses for most software are designed to take away your | |
131 | freedom to share and change it. By contrast, the GNU General Public | |
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148 | anyone to deny you these rights or to ask you to surrender the rights. | |
149 | These restrictions translate to certain responsibilities for you if you | |
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416 | ||
417 | <!-- NEW PAGE --> | |
418 | <H2>GNU LIBRARY GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE</H2> | |
419 | ||
420 | <P>Version 2, June 1991 | |
421 | ||
422 | <PRE> | |
423 | Copyright (C) 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. | |
424 | 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA | |
425 | Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies | |
426 | of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. | |
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430 | </PRE> | |
431 | ||
432 | <H4>Preamble</H4> | |
433 | ||
434 | <P>The licenses for most software are designed to take away your | |
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447 | this service if you wish), that you receive source code or can get it | |
448 | if you want it, that you can change the software or use pieces of it | |
449 | in new free programs; and that you know you can do these things. | |
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453 | These restrictions translate to certain responsibilities for you if | |
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