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author | Michael R Sweet <michael.r.sweet@gmail.com> | 2019-08-21 08:22:43 -0400 |
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committer | Michael R Sweet <michael.r.sweet@gmail.com> | 2019-08-21 08:22:43 -0400 |
commit | 69e37fbf52993a47e450201ed9b7e65a0b28f294 (patch) | |
tree | a95e58dd91790c36b8218f2e7b4388580d061695 /README.md | |
parent | 05690fddfa8729fefaffff41ed0ea6abf432ccd0 (diff) |
Update top-level documentation files in preparation for the 2.3.0 release.
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-rw-r--r-- | README.md | 59 |
1 files changed, 34 insertions, 25 deletions
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@ -README - CUPS v2.3.0 - 2019-05-24 +README - CUPS v2.3.0 - 2019-08-21 ================================= -Looking for compile instructions? Read the file `INSTALL.md` instead... - - INTRODUCTION ------------ - CUPS is a standards-based, open source printing system developed by Apple Inc. for macOS® and other UNIX®-like operating systems. CUPS uses the Internet Printing Protocol ("IPP") and provides System V and Berkeley command-line @@ -29,8 +25,21 @@ CUPS is licensed under the Apache License Version 2.0. See the file READING THE DOCUMENTATION ------------------------- +Initial documentation to get you started is provided in the root directory of +the CUPS sources: + +- `CHANGES.md`: A list of changes in the current major release of CUPS. +- `CONTRIBUTING.md`: Guidelines for contributing to the CUPS project. +- `CREDITS.md`: A list of past contributors to the CUPS project. +- `DEVELOPING.md`: Guidelines for developing code for the CUPS project. +- `INSTALL.md`: Instructions for building and installing CUPS. +- `LICENSE`: The CUPS license agreement (Apache 2.0). +- `NOTICE`: Copyright notices and exceptions to the CUPS license agreement. +- `README.md`: This file. + Once you have installed the software you can access the documentation (and a -bunch of other stuff) online at <http://localhost:631/>. +bunch of other stuff) online at <http://localhost:631/> and using the `man` +command, for example `man cups`. If you're having trouble getting that far, the documentation is located under the `doc/help` and `man` directories. @@ -76,22 +85,22 @@ printer at address 11.22.33.44: CUPS also includes several sample PPD files you can use for "legacy" printers: - Driver PPD Name - ----------------------------- ------------------------------ - Dymo Label Printers drv:///sample.drv/dymo.ppd - Intellitech Intellibar drv:///sample.drv/intelbar.ppd - EPSON 9-pin Series drv:///sample.drv/epson9.ppd - EPSON 24-pin Series drv:///sample.drv/epson24.ppd - Generic PCL Laser Printer drv:///sample.drv/generpcl.ppd - Generic PostScript Printer drv:///sample.drv/generic.ppd - HP DeskJet Series drv:///sample.drv/deskjet.ppd - HP LaserJet Series drv:///sample.drv/laserjet.ppd - OKIDATA 9-Pin Series drv:///sample.drv/okidata9.ppd - OKIDATA 24-Pin Series drv:///sample.drv/okidat24.ppd - Zebra CPCL Label Printer drv:///sample.drv/zebracpl.ppd - Zebra EPL1 Label Printer drv:///sample.drv/zebraep1.ppd - Zebra EPL2 Label Printer drv:///sample.drv/zebraep2.ppd - Zebra ZPL Label Printer drv:///sample.drv/zebra.ppd + Driver | PPD Name + ----------------------------- | ------------------------------ + Dymo Label Printers | drv:///sample.drv/dymo.ppd + Intellitech Intellibar | drv:///sample.drv/intelbar.ppd + EPSON 9-pin Series | drv:///sample.drv/epson9.ppd + EPSON 24-pin Series | drv:///sample.drv/epson24.ppd + Generic PCL Laser Printer | drv:///sample.drv/generpcl.ppd + Generic PostScript Printer | drv:///sample.drv/generic.ppd + HP DeskJet Series | drv:///sample.drv/deskjet.ppd + HP LaserJet Series | drv:///sample.drv/laserjet.ppd + OKIDATA 9-Pin Series | drv:///sample.drv/okidata9.ppd + OKIDATA 24-Pin Series | drv:///sample.drv/okidat24.ppd + Zebra CPCL Label Printer | drv:///sample.drv/zebracpl.ppd + Zebra EPL1 Label Printer | drv:///sample.drv/zebraep1.ppd + Zebra EPL2 Label Printer | drv:///sample.drv/zebraep2.ppd + Zebra ZPL Label Printer | drv:///sample.drv/zebra.ppd You can run the `lpinfo -m` command to list all of the available drivers: @@ -151,9 +160,9 @@ LEGAL STUFF Copyright © 2007-2019 by Apple Inc. Copyright © 1997-2007 by Easy Software Products. -CUPS is provided under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0. A copy of -this license can be found in the file `LICENSE`. Additional legal information -is provided in the file `NOTICE`. +CUPS is provided under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0 with +exceptions for GPL2/LGPL2 software. A copy of this license can be found in the +file `LICENSE`. Additional legal information is provided in the file `NOTICE`. Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR |