Created at 09:00 Dec 03, 2002 by mike, last modified at 09:37 Dec 03, 2002
Hollywood, MD (December 2, 2002) -- Easy Software Products today announced the 1.1.17 release of the Common UNIX Printing System ("CUPS"), an IPP/1.1-based printing system for UNIX®
CUPS 1.1.17 is primarily a bug and portability fix release and includes fixes for PDF and image file printing, text option conformance changes for PAPI, variable size media support for dot matrix printers, and improved startup time for systems with large numbers of raw queues. CUPS is available at:
http://www.cups.org/
CUPS provides a portable printing layer for UNIX®-based 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 ("IPP") as the basis for managing print jobs and queues. The Line Printer Daemon ("LPD") Server Message Block ("SMB"), and AppSocket (a.k.a. JetDirect) protocols are also supported with reduced functionality. CUPS adds network printer browsing and PostScript Printer Description ("PPD") based printing options to support real-world printing under UNIX.
CUPS includes an image file RIP that supports printing of image files to non-PostScript printers. A customized version of GNU Ghostscript 7.05 for CUPS called ESP Ghostscript is available separately to support printing of PostScript files within the CUPS driver framework. Sample drivers for Dymo, EPSON, HP, and OKIDATA printers are included that use these filters.
Drivers for thousands of printers are provided with our ESP Print Pro software, available at:
http://www.easysw.com/printpro/
CUPS is licensed under the GNU General Public License and GNU Library General Public License. Please contact Easy Software Products for commercial support and "binary distribution" rights. Download · Home Page · Listing