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author | Roger Leigh <rleigh@debian.org> | 2005-11-22 15:44:02 +0000 |
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committer | Roger Leigh <rleigh@debian.org> | 2008-10-26 16:13:27 +0000 |
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diff --git a/doc/users_guide/history.sgml b/doc/users_guide/history.sgml deleted file mode 100644 index 2782f2b..0000000 --- a/doc/users_guide/history.sgml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,108 +0,0 @@ - - <chapter><title>Project History</title> - <para> -This software package was first written by Michael Sweet of -<ulink url="http://www.easysw.com">Easy Software Products</ulink> and -initially worked only as a print plugin to the GIMP (GNU Image -Manipulation Program). In the summer of 1999, -Robert Krawitz (the current -Gutenprint project leader) purchased an Epson Stylus Photo EX printer -to feed his photography hobby. Finding no existing printer drivers, Robert -adapted Mike's GIMP Print plugin to his six-color printer, and by the end -of the year released version 3.0 of the Gimp-Print software, which was -included in version 1.1 of the GIMP. The intention was for this to be -the stable plugin in version 1.2 of the GIMP while development of the -GIMP Print plugin continued for later release. - </para> - <para> -Robert put the Gimp-Print development tree on SourceForge starting -with version 3.1, and quickly found a group of like-minded people who wanted to print -high quality output on inexpensive inkjet printers. One of the main -goals, which was not expected to be met until late in the version 3.1 -cycle, was to write a Ghostscript driver so that printing would not be -restricted to the GIMP. Imagine Robert's surprise when Henryk "Buggs" -Richter wrote one within days! - </para> - <para> -In July 2000, not more than a year after Robert bought his Epson -Stylus Photo EX, he was invited to the Linux Printing -Summit hosted by VA Linux Systems. In preparation for that, he spent -long hours printing out test images. Robert went back to the -Gimp-Print version 3.0.9 release, which seemed like such an advance -at the time, and was floored at how far the project had come in four -months! Output that had been considered impressive with using six -colors was put to shame by four color output. That should give you -an idea what six color and variable dot size printers can do. It also -illustrates what a group of committed people can do. - </para> - <para> -Robert came away from the Printing Summit with a lot of new ideas, and in -November 2000, Gimp-Print version 4.0 was released, the culmination of 9 months -of work by the team. The quality was already tremendously improved -over what the software could do at the Printing Summit. - </para> - <para> -The team started serious work on version 4.1 in December -2000, and version 4.2.0 was released in November 2001. Despite the fact -that version 4.2.0 is a "minor" release over version 4.0, there are vast -improvements: - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - The driver is built as a shared library, making it much easier -to use by higher layers of software - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - The packaging system now follows GNU standards - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> -The print quality (in particular, color accuracy, a well-known weakness in 4.0) is even better - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Improved performance - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Many more options - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - More supported printers - </para> - </listitem> - - </itemizedlist> - - </para> - <para> -Releases of Gimp-Print have been historically numbered in -a fashion similar to that of the Linux kernel, where major releases -are denoted by the first digit (in this case '4'), while minor -releases are denoted by subsequent digits (such as '4.2.0'). Even -numbered minor releases are considered stable, while odd numbered -minor releases are considered development releases (whose stability -may vary for any given release). - </para> - <para> -This project is by no means finished. In future releases, the development -team hopes to include the following: - <itemizedlist> - <listitem><para>implementation of proper color management</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>improved dithering</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>improvements in performance</para></listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </para> - <para> -The entire Gutenprint team hopes you will really enjoy using this -software! For more information, please consult the Gutenprint project -<ulink url="http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net">web page</ulink>. - </para> - </chapter> |