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1 Common UNIX Printing System License Agreement
2
3 Copyright 2007 by Apple Inc.
4 1 Infinite Loop
5 Cupertino, CA 95014 USA
6
7 WWW: http://www.cups.org/
8
9
10 INTRODUCTION
11
12 The Common UNIX Printing System(tm), ("CUPS(tm)"), is provided
13 under the GNU General Public License ("GPL") and GNU Library
14 General Public License ("LGPL"), Version 2, with exceptions for
15 Apple operating systems and the OpenSSL toolkit. A copy of the
16 exceptions and licenses follow this introduction.
17
18 The GNU LGPL applies to the CUPS and CUPS Imaging libraries
19 located in the "cups" and "filter" subdirectories of the CUPS
20 source distribution and in the "cups" include directory and
21 library files in the binary distributions. The GNU GPL applies to
22 the remainder of the CUPS distribution, including the "pdftops"
23 filter which is based upon Xpdf.
24
25 For those not familiar with the GNU GPL, the license basically
26 allows you to:
27
28 - Use the CUPS software at no charge.
29 - Distribute verbatim copies of the software in source or
30 binary form.
31 - Sell verbatim copies of the software for a media fee, or
32 sell support for the software.
33
34 What this license *does not* allow you to do is make changes or
35 add features to CUPS and then sell a binary distribution without
36 source code. You must provide source for any changes or additions
37 to the software, and all code must be provided under the GPL or
38 LGPL as appropriate. The only exceptions to this are the portions
39 of the CUPS software covered by the Apple operating system
40 license exceptions outlined later in this license agreement.
41
42 The GNU LGPL relaxes the "link-to" restriction, allowing you to
43 develop applications that use the CUPS and CUPS Imaging libraries
44 under other licenses and/or conditions as appropriate for your
45 application, driver, or filter.
46
47
48 LICENSE EXCEPTIONS
49
50 In addition, as the copyright holder of CUPS, Apple Inc. grants
51 the following special exceptions:
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53 1. Apple Operating System Development License Exception;
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55 a. Software that is developed by any person or entity
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57 Software"), including but not limited to Apple and
58 third party printer drivers, filters, and backends
59 for an Apple Operating System, that is linked to the
60 CUPS imaging library or based on any sample filters
61 or backends provided with CUPS shall not be
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64 mandatory source code release clauses of the GNU GPL.
65 You may therefore distribute linked combinations of
66 the CUPS imaging library with Apple OS-Developed
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73 b. An Apple Operating System means any operating system
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85 d. All CUPS software that falls under this license
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92 2. OpenSSL Toolkit License Exception;
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101
102 KERBEROS SUPPORT CODE
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104 The Kerberos support code ("KSC") is copyright 2006 by Jelmer
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