The third public beta release of the Common UNIX Printing System
("CUPS") is now available for download from the CUPS web site
at:
http://www.cups.org
Binaries for several platforms are also available!
The Common UNIX Printing System provides a portable printing
layer for UNIX® operating systems. It has been developed by Easy
Software Products to promote a standard printing solution for
all UNIX vendors and users. CUPS provides the System V and
Berkeley command-line interfaces.
CUPS uses the Internet Printing Protocol (IETF-IPP) as the basis
for managing print jobs and queues. The Line Printer Daemon
(LPD, RFC1179), Server Message Block (SMB), and AppSocket
protocols are also supported with reduced functionality.
CUPS adds network printer browsing and PostScript Printer
Description ("PPD")-based printing options to support real world
applications under UNIX.
CUPS also includes a customized version of GNU GhostScript
(currently based off GNU GhostScript 4.03) and an image file RIP
that can be used to support non-PostScript printers.
Sample drivers are provided for HP DeskJet and LaserJet
printers. Drivers for over 1200 printers are available in our
ESP Print software.
CUPS is licensed under the GNU General Public License. Please
contact Easy Software Products for commercial support and
"binary distribution" rights.
Changes since the last release include:
- CUPS is now licensed under the GNU General Public
License. Please see the file "LICENSE.txt" for
information on commercial support options and "binary
distribution" rights.
- More documentation changes/additions.
- The lpadmin command now supports gzip'd PPD files.
- Job error handling is more reliable.
- The sample LaserJet driver now defaults to 300 DPI
output to work with older printers.
- Gamma correction of PostScript output didn't work on
some printers (getting a color value out of range!?!)
- Fixed a problem in the Solaris binary distributions...
- Multiple copy printing was broken.
- Added code to the scheduler to limit core dumps and
increase the number of available file descriptors.
- The MaxRequestSize limit is now honored by the HTTP server.
- The printer browsing code no longer assumes that all
systems on a subnet share the same domain name.
- Implicit classes now work.
- The lpq command is now available.
- The beta distributions now are compiled with debugging
enabled and are not stripped.
- All System V commands now accept the "-h" option to
specify an alternate server machine, and destinations
of the form "printer at server".
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Michael Sweet, Easy Software Products mike at easysw.com
Printing Software for UNIX http://www.easysw.com