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- This package was debianized by Jeff Licquia <licquia@debian.org> on
- Sun, 3 Oct 1999 20:58:02 -0500.
-
- It was downloaded from:
- ftp://ftp2.easysw.com/pub/cups/
-
- Upstream Authors: Easy Software Products <cups-info@cups.org>
- Michael Sweet <mike@easysw.com>
-
- Copyright:
-
- [From the LICENSE.txt file. GPL and LGPL cut for brevity; for a copy,
- look in /usr/share/common-licenses, files GPL and LGPL-2.]
-
- Common UNIX Printing System License Agreement
-
- Copyright 1997-2002 by Easy Software Products
- 44141 AIRPORT VIEW DR STE 204
- HOLLYWOOD, MARYLAND 20636-3111 USA
-
- Voice: +1.301.373.9600
- Email: cups-info@cups.org
- WWW: http://www.cups.org
-
-
- INTRODUCTION
-
- The Common UNIX Printing System(tm), ("CUPS(tm)"), 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.
-
- 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.
-
- For those not familiar with the GNU GPL, the license basically
- allows you to:
-
- - Use the CUPS software at no charge.
- - Distribute verbatim copies of the software in source or
- binary form.
- - Sell verbatim copies of the software for a media fee, or
- sell support for the software.
- - Distribute or sell printer drivers and filters that use
- CUPS so long as source code is made available under the
- GPL.
-
- 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.
-
- 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.
-
-
- LICENSE EXCEPTIONS
-
- In addition, as the copyright holder of CUPS, Easy Software
- Products grants the following special exceptions:
-
- 1. Apple Operating System Development License Exception;
-
- a. Software that is developed by any person or entity
- for an Apple Operating System ("Apple OS-Developed
- Software"), including but not limited to Apple and
- third party printer drivers, filters, and backends
- for an Apple Operating System, that is linked to the
- CUPS imaging library or based on any sample filters
- or backends provided with CUPS shall not be
- considered to be a derivative work or collective work
- based on the CUPS program and is exempt from the
- mandatory source code release clauses of the GNU GPL.
- You may therefore distribute linked combinations of
- the CUPS imaging library with Apple OS-Developed
- Software without releasing the source code of the
- Apple OS-Developed Software. You may also use sample
- filters and backends provided with CUPS to develop
- Apple OS-Developed Software without releasing the
- source code of the Apple OS-Developed Software.
-
- b. An Apple Operating System means any operating system
- software developed and/or marketed by Apple Computer,
- Inc., including but not limited to all existing
- releases and versions of Apple's Darwin, Mac OS X,
- and Mac OS X Server products and all follow-on
- releases and future versions thereof.
-
- c. This exception is only available for Apple
- OS-Developed Software and does not apply to software
- that is distributed for use on other operating
- systems.
-
- d. All CUPS software that falls under this license
- exception have the following text at the top of each
- source file:
-
- This file is subject to the Apple OS-Developed
- Software exception.
-
- 2. OpenSSL Toolkit License Exception;
-
- a. Easy Software Products explicitly allows the
- compilation and distribution of the CUPS software
- with the OpenSSL Toolkit.
-
- No developer is required to provide these exceptions in a
- derived work.
-
-
- TRADEMARKS
-
- Easy Software Products has trademarked the Common UNIX Printing
- System, CUPS, and CUPS logo. These names and logos may be used
- freely in any direct port or binary distribution of CUPS. Please
- contract 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.
-
-
- BINARY DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS
-
- 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.
-
- 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:
-
- Derek B. Noonburg
- Email: derekn@foolabs.com
- WWW: http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/
-
-
- SUPPORT
-
- 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/
-