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<H1 CLASS="title">Software License Agreement</H1>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Copyright 2007-2013 by Apple Inc.<BR>
1 Infinite Loop<BR>
Cupertino, CA 95014 USA<BR>
<BR>
WWW: <A HREF="http://www.cups.org/">http://www.cups.org/</A>
<H2 CLASS="title"><A NAME="INTRO">Introduction</A></H2>
<P>CUPS<SUP>TM</SUP> is provided under the GNU General Public License ("GPL") and GNU Library General Public License ("LGPL"), Version 2, with an exception for Apple operating systems. A copy of the exception and licenses follow this introduction.</P>
<P>The GNU LGPL applies to the CUPS and CUPS Imaging libraries located in the
"cups" and "filter" subdirectories of the CUPS source distribution and the files
in the "test" subdirectory. The GNU GPL applies to the remainder of the CUPS
distribution.</P>
<P>For those not familiar with the GNU GPL, the license basically
allows you to:</P>
<UL>
<LI>Use the CUPS software at no charge.</LI>
<LI>Distribute verbatim copies of the software in source
or binary form.</LI>
<LI>Sell verbatim copies of the software for a media
fee, or sell support for the software.</LI>
</UL>
<P>What this license <EM>does not</EM> allow you to do is make
changes or add features to CUPS and then sell a binary
distribution without source code. You must provide source for any
changes or additions to the software, and all code must be
provided under the GPL or LGPL as appropriate. The only
exceptions to this are the portions of the CUPS software covered
by the Apple operating system license exceptions outlined later
in this license agreement.</P>
<P>The GNU LGPL relaxes the "link-to" restriction, allowing you
to develop applications that use the CUPS and CUPS Imaging
libraries under other licenses and/or conditions as appropriate
for your application, driver, or filter.</P>
<H2 CLASS="title"><A NAME="EXCEPTIONS">License Exceptions</A></H2>
<P>In addition, as the copyright holder of CUPS, Apple Inc. grants
the following special exception:</P>
<OL>
<LI><B>Apple Operating System Development License
Exception</B>;
<OL TYPE="a">
<LI>Software that is developed by any person or
entity for an Apple Operating System ("Apple
OS-Developed Software"), including but not
limited to Apple and third party printer
drivers, filters, and backends for an Apple
Operating System, that is linked to the CUPS
imaging library or based on any sample filters
or backends provided with CUPS shall not be
considered to be a derivative work or collective
work based on the CUPS program and is exempt
from the mandatory source code release clauses
of the GNU GPL. You may therefore distribute
linked combinations of the CUPS imaging library
with Apple OS-Developed Software without
releasing the source code of the Apple
OS-Developed Software. You may also use sample
filters and backends provided with CUPS to
develop Apple OS-Developed Software without
releasing the source code of the Apple
OS-Developed Software.</LI>
<LI>An Apple Operating System means any
operating system software developed and/or
marketed by Apple Inc., including but not limited
to all existing releases and versions of Apple's
Darwin, macOS, and macOS Server products and all
follow-on releases and future versions thereof.</LI>
<LI>This exception is only available for Apple
OS-Developed Software and does not apply to
software that is distributed for use on other
operating systems.</LI>
<LI>All CUPS software that falls under this
license exception have the following text at the
top of each source file:
<BLOCKQUOTE>This file is subject to the Apple
OS-Developed Software
exception.</BLOCKQUOTE></LI>
</OL>
</OL>
<P>No developer is required to provide this exception in a derived work.</P>
<H2 CLASS="title"><A NAME="KERBEROS">Kerberos Support Code</A></H2>
<P>The Kerberos support code ("KSC") is copyright 2006 by Jelmer
Vernooij and is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
warranty. In no event will the author or Apple Inc. be held liable
for any damages arising from the use of the KSC.</P>
<P>Sources files containing KSC have the following text at the top
of each source file:</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE>This file contains Kerberos support code, copyright
2006 by Jelmer Vernooij.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>The KSC copyright and license apply <EM>only</EM> to
Kerberos-related feature code in CUPS. Such code is typically
conditionally compiled based on the present of the
<TT>HAVE_GSSAPI</TT> preprocessor definition.</P>
<P>Permission is granted to anyone to use the KSC for any
purpose, including commercial applications, and to alter it and
redistribute it freely, subject to the following
restrictions:</P>
<OL>
<LI>The origin of the KSC must not be misrepresented; you
must not claim that you wrote the original software. If
you use the KSC in a product, an acknowledgment in the
product documentation would be appreciated but is not
required.</LI>
<LI>Altered source versions must be plainly marked as
such, and must not be misrepresented as being the
original software.</LI>
<LI>This notice may not be removed or altered from any
source distribution.</LI>
</OL>
<H2 CLASS="title"><A NAME="TRADEMARKS">Trademarks</A></H2>
<P>CUPS and the CUPS logo (the "CUPS Marks") are trademarks of Apple Inc. Apple
grants you a non-exclusive and non-transferable right to use the CUPS Marks in
any direct port or binary distribution incorporating CUPS software and in any
promotional material therefor. You agree that your products will meet the
highest levels of quality and integrity for similar goods, not be unlawful, and
be developed, manufactured, and distributed in compliance with this license.
You will not interfere with Apple's rights in the CUPS Marks, and all use of the
CUPS Marks shall inure to the benefit of Apple. This license does not apply to
use of the CUPS Marks in a derivative products, which requires prior written
permission from Apple Inc.</P>
<H2 CLASS="title"><A NAME="GPL">GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE</A></H2>
<P>Version 2, June 1991
<PRE>
Copyright 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim
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<H3>How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs</H3>
<P>If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest
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the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.
<PRE>
<VAR>one line to give the program's name and an idea of what it does.</VAR>
Copyright (C) <VAR>yyyy</VAR> <VAR>name of author</VAR>
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
</PRE>
<P>Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.
<P>If the program is interactive, make it output a short notice like this
when it starts in an interactive mode:
<PRE>
Gnomovision version 69, Copyright (C) <VAR>year</VAR> <VAR>name of author</VAR>
Gnomovision comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details
type `show w'. This is free software, and you are welcome
to redistribute it under certain conditions; type `show c'
for details.
</PRE>
<P>The hypothetical commands <SAMP>`show w'</SAMP> and <SAMP>`show c'</SAMP> should show
the appropriate parts of the General Public License. Of course, the
commands you use may be called something other than <SAMP>`show w'</SAMP> and
<SAMP>`show c'</SAMP>; they could even be mouse-clicks or menu items--whatever
suits your program.
<P>You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or your
school, if any, to sign a "copyright disclaimer" for the program, if
necessary. Here is a sample; alter the names:
<PRE>
Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright
interest in the program `Gnomovision'
(which makes passes at compilers) written
by James Hacker.
<VAR>signature of Ty Coon</VAR>, 1 April 1989
Ty Coon, President of Vice
</PRE>
<H2 CLASS="title"><A NAME="LGPL">GNU LIBRARY GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE</A></H2>
<P>Version 2, June 1991
<PRE>
Copyright (C) 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA
Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
[This is the first released version of the library GPL. It is
numbered 2 because it goes with version 2 of the ordinary GPL.]
</PRE>
<H3>Preamble</H3>
<P>The licenses for most software are designed to take away your
freedom to share and change it. By contrast, the GNU General Public
Licenses are intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change
free software--to make sure the software is free for all its users.
<P>This license, the Library General Public License, applies to some
specially designated Free Software Foundation software, and to any
other libraries whose authors decide to use it. You can use it for
your libraries, too.
<P>When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not
price. Our General Public Licenses are designed to make sure that you
have the freedom to distribute copies of free software (and charge for
this service if you wish), that you receive source code or can get it
if you want it, that you can change the software or use pieces of it
in new free programs; and that you know you can do these things.
<P>To protect your rights, we need to make restrictions that forbid
anyone to deny you these rights or to ask you to surrender the rights.
These restrictions translate to certain responsibilities for you if
you distribute copies of the library, or if you modify it.
<P>For example, if you distribute copies of the library, whether gratis
or for a fee, you must give the recipients all the rights that we gave
you. You must make sure that they, too, receive or can get the source
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