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- README - ESP Ghostscript 8.15.4 - 2007-03-14
- --------------------------------------------
-
- INTRODUCTION
-
- This README file supplements the normal HTML documentation
- supplied with GPL Ghostscript 8.15. For more information on
- GPL Ghostscript please see the file "doc/index.html".
-
- If you're looking for instructions on compiling or
- installing ESP Ghostscript, see the file "INSTALL".
-
-
- WHAT IS ESP GHOSTSCRIPT?
-
- ESP Ghostscript is a customized version of Ghostscript
- currently based off GPL Ghostscript 8.15 with additional
- fixes from GPL Ghostscript CVS.
-
- ESP Ghostscript includes an enhanced autoconf-based
- configuration script, the CUPS raster driver to support CUPS
- raster printer drivers, and additional patches and drivers
- from various Linux distributors.
-
-
- WHAT IS INCLUDED?
-
- ESP Ghostscript 8.15.3 consists of the following:
-
- - GPL Ghostscript 8.15
- - Selected bug fixes from GPL Ghostscript CVS
- - Enhanced PCL XL driver.
- - Shared library and driver support for Linux/UNIX.
- - The CUPS "driver" that generates a series of raster
- images for CUPS printer drivers.
- - Nearly all known free printer drivers which have to
- be compiled into GhostScript - drivers listed with
- "Execution style: Ghostscript" on linuxprinting.org.
- Not included are some obsolete drivers such as hpdj
- which is replaced by the included pcl3 driver.
- - All known Uniprint configuration files (*.upp) as
- listed on linuxprinting.org.
- - Patches to add the NOMEDIAATTRS option to Ghostscript,
- which allows CUPS drivers to use media options
- separate from Ghostscript.
- - Support files for CUPS.
-
-
- REPORTING PROBLEMS
-
- To report problems with this distribution, please submit a
- trouble report using the form at:
-
- http://www.cups.org/espgs/str.php
-
- This form is only provided for reporting bugs or asking for
- new features. For general support or questions, please use
- the CUPS newsgroups on the same site.
-
-
- CREDITS
-
- Many thanks to EPSON who funded the development of this
- distribution and driver development for the GIMP-print
- project.
-
- We'd also like to thank the fine folks at Aladdin
- Enterprises for making Ghostscript available under the GNU
- license, and all of the contributors to the GIMP-print
- project that have made it such a success story!
-
-
- LEGAL STUFF
-
- GPL Ghostscript is Copyright 1986-2004 by artofcode LLC.
-
- ESP Ghostscript is Copyright 2000-2007 by Easy Software
- Products.
-
- This software is based in part on the work of the
- Independent JPEG Group.
-
- ESP Ghostscript is provided under the terms of the GNU
- General Public License. This program is distributed in the
- hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
- without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the file
- "doc/COPYING" for more information.
-