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+README.txt - 11/21/2001 - CUPS Drivers based on Gimp-Print
+----------------------------------------------------------
+
+This file describes the CUPS drivers based on the Gimp-Print project.
+
+Note: to use these drivers you must have CUPS 1.1.9 or higher.  We
+recommend use of CUPS 1.1.12 or higher.
+
+All code is Copyright 1997-2001 by Easy Software Products and/or the
+Gimp-Print project and is provided under the terms of the GNU General
+Public License.  The licensing details are provided in the file
+"LICENSE.txt".
+
+
+INTRODUCTION
+
+The CUPS drivers contain all of the files needed to support
+photo-quality printing on any printer supported by the Gimp-Print
+project. You can find out more about the Common UNIX Printing System
+("CUPS"), an IPP-based printing system for UNIX/Linux, at:
+
+    http://www.cups.org
+
+
+WHY DRIVERS FOR CUPS?
+
+CUPS is designed from the ground up to support printing to modern
+printers.  In order to support as many applications as possible, CUPS
+provides a PostScript RIP (currently based on GNU GhostScript 5.50) as
+well as an image file RIP and many file filters that handle conversion
+of files to a format usable by a printer driver.  The filter interface
+is extensible to support new types of files that can be printed
+(e.g. a GNOME metafile, etc.)  All of this filtering happens "behind
+the scenes" so is transparent to the user.
+
+In addition, CUPS uses PostScript Printer Description ("PPD") files to
+describe printers, allowing applications to see the available printer
+features and capabilities easily.  The CUPS PPD files add a few
+additional attributes to the standard PPD specification to support
+printing to non-PS printers.
+
+
+WHAT TOOLS ARE INCLUDED?
+
+We provide two tools for making CUPS drivers.
+
+The first is called "cups-calibrate" which allows you to do
+super-simple color calibration of your printer drivers.  It is an
+interactive program that prints several calibration images through
+your driver until a final profile is produced.
+
+The second is called "genppd" which generates PPD files.  These PPD
+files are created in several languages.  The program reads printer
+driver information from the Gimp-Print driver database and produces a
+PPD file for each driver.  Normally, users do not have to use this
+tool directly; it is run automatically in the build process.
+
+
+WHAT DRIVERS ARE INCLUDED?
+
+We support all of the Gimp-Print drivers supported by the project. The
+Canon and EPSON drivers also support simple printer commands to do head
+cleaning, test prints, and alignment, as well as an EPSON-specific
+backend that provides ink level information to the user.
+
+The printer drivers in this distribution are so-called "raster"
+printer drivers.  This means that they receive a stream of images, one
+per page, that contain all of the colors, etc. for the printer.  The
+printer driver then only needs to convert this to the appropriate
+printer commands and raster data to get a printed page.
+
+We also have a new experimental interface for printer commands using
+CUPS printer command files - ASCII text files with printer commands in
+them.  This allows you to do a head cleaning, align the print heads,
+etc.
+
+
+WHAT SOFTWARE DO I NEED?
+
+Currently, CUPS 1.1.9 or higher is required, as is an ANSI C compliant
+compiler like GCC.  The code has been tested on a number of vendor
+compilers and should be quite portable.
+
+
+HOW DO I START USING THESE DRIVERS?
+
+Please read the README file at top level.
+
+
+WHO DO I CONTACT TO GET HELP?
+
+For support issues, you should contact
+gimp-print-devel@sourceforge.net, the developer mailing list for the
+Gimp-Print project in general.
+
+The primary author of this driver is Michael Sweet of Easy Software
+Products (mike@easysw.com).  Mike is also the main developer for CUPS.
+Please don't expect an instant response (or even a response within a
+week) as Mike often accumulates a backlog of 100 or more messages each
+day.
+
+
+COMMERCIAL SUPPORT
+
+Easy Software Products provides commercial support for all of
+its printing products.  Please see our web site for more
+information:
+
+    http://www.easysw.com
+
+
+LEGAL STUFF
+
+CUPS, the Common UNIX Printing System, and the CUPS logo are the
+trademark property of Easy Software Products.  Please see the
+CUPS software license for the terms of its use.