Copyright 1997-2006 by Easy Software Products
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Email: cups-info@cups.org
WWW: http://www.cups.org
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The Common UNIX Printing SystemTM, ("CUPSTM"), is provided under the GNU General Public License ("GPL") and GNU Library General Public License ("LGPL"), Version 2, with exceptions for Apple operating systems and the OpenSSL toolkit. A copy of the exceptions and licenses follow -this introduction. +this introduction.
The GNU LGPL applies to the CUPS API library, located in the "cups" subdirectory of the CUPS source distribution and in the "cups" include directory and library files in the binary distributions. The GNU GPL applies to the remainder of the CUPS distribution, including the "pdftops" filter which is based upon -Xpdf and the CUPS imaging library. +Xpdf and the CUPS imaging library.
For those not familiar with the GNU GPL, the license basically -allows you to: +allows you to:
What this license does not allow you to do is make +
What this license does not allow you to do is make changes or add features to CUPS and then sell a binary -distribution without source code. You must provide source for -any new drivers, changes, or additions to the software, and all -code must be provided under the GPL or LGPL as appropriate. The -only exceptions to this are the portions of the CUPS software -covered by the Apple operating system license exceptions -outlined later in this license agreement. +distribution without source code. You must provide source for any +new drivers, changes, or additions to the software, and all code +must be provided under the GPL or LGPL as appropriate. The only +exceptions to this are the portions of the CUPS software covered +by the Apple operating system license exceptions outlined later +in this license agreement.
The GNU LGPL relaxes the "link-to" restriction, allowing you -to develop applications that use the CUPS API library under -other licenses and/or conditions as appropriate for your -application. +to develop applications that use the CUPS API library under other +licenses and/or conditions as appropriate for your +application.
-In addition, as the copyright holder of CUPS, Easy Software -Products grants the following special exceptions: +Products grants the following special exceptions:
No developer is required to provide these exceptions in a -derived work. +derived work.
+ -Easy Software Products has trademarked the Common UNIX -Printing System, CUPS, and CUPS logo. You may use these names -and logos in any direct port or binary distribution of CUPS. -Please contact Easy Software Products for written permission to -use them in derivative products. Our intention is to protect the -value of these trademarks and ensure that any derivative product -meets the same high-quality standards as the original. +Printing System, CUPS, and CUPS logo. You may use these names and +logos in any direct port or binary distribution of CUPS. Please +contact Easy Software Products for written permission to use them +in derivative products. Our intention is to protect the value of +these trademarks and ensure that any derivative product meets the +same high-quality standards as the original.
-Easy Software Products also sells rights to the CUPS source code under a binary distribution license for vendors that are unable to release source code for their drivers, additions, and -modifications to CUPS under the GNU GPL and LGPL. For -information please contact us at the address shown above. +modifications to CUPS under the GNU GPL and LGPL. For information +please contact us at the address shown above.
The Common UNIX Printing System provides a "pdftops" filter that is based on the Xpdf software. For binary distribution -licensing of this software, please contact: +licensing of this software, please contact:
Derek B. Noonburg-
-Email: derekn@foolabs.com
-WWW: http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/ +Email: derekn@glyphandcog.com
+WWW: http://www.glyphandcog.com/
Easy Software Products sells software support for CUPS as -well as a commercial printing product based on CUPS called ESP -Print Pro. You can find out more at our web site: +
Easy Software Products sells software support for CUPS as well +as a commercial printing product based on CUPS called ESP Print +Pro. You can find out more at our web site:
http://www.easysw.com/- -
Version 2, June 1991 @@ -186,7 +188,7 @@ Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. -
The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom to share and change it. By contrast, the GNU General Public @@ -236,8 +238,8 @@ patent must be licensed for everyone's free use or not licensed at all.
The precise terms and conditions for copying, distribution and modification follow. -
If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest possible use to the public, the best way to achieve this is to make it @@ -538,8 +540,7 @@ by James Hacker. Ty Coon, President of Vice - -
Version 2, June 1991 @@ -553,7 +554,7 @@ of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. numbered 2 because it goes with version 2 of the ordinary GPL.] -
The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom to share and change it. By contrast, the GNU General Public @@ -643,7 +644,7 @@ works together with the library.
Note that it is possible for a library to be covered by the ordinary General Public License rather than by this special one. -
0. This License Agreement applies to any software library which @@ -1013,9 +1014,9 @@ FAILURE OF THE LIBRARY TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER SOFTWARE), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. -
If you develop a new library, and you want it to be of the greatest possible use to the public, we recommend making it free software that