ghostscript.readme - 7.05.6 - 07/30/2002
----------------------------------------

INTRODUCTION

    This file describes ESP Ghostscript, version 7.05.6.

    This distribution is based on GNU Ghostscript 7.05 and
    provides the "driver" for CUPS that supports non-PostScript
    printer drivers within CUPS.  For more information please
    see:

	http://www.cups.org/ghostscript.html


INSTALLING THE PORTABLE DISTRIBUTION (ghostscript*.install)

    If you have the portable distribution, run:

        ./ghostscript.install

    to install the base ESP Ghostscript software.  Then run:

	./ghostscript-cups.install

    to install the CUPS support files.


INSTALLING THE RPM DISTRIBUTION (ghostscript*.rpm)

    If you have the RPM distribution, run the following command
    to install both the base ESP Ghostscript software and the
    CUPS support files:

        rpm -i ghostscript*.rpm


INSTALLING THE DEBIAN DISTRIBUTION (ghostscript*.deb)

    If you have the Debian distribution, run the following
    command to install both the base ESP Ghostscript software
    and the CUPS support files:

        dpkg -i ghostscript*.deb


REPORTING PROBLEMS

    To report problems with this distribution, please send email
    to "espgs@easysw.com".  Don't expect an answer right away,
    but we will try to resolve any problems with ESP Ghostscript
    that are found.


CREDITS

    Many thanks to EPSON who funded the development of this
    distribution and driver development for the GIMP-print
    project.

    We'd also like to thank the fine folks at Aladdin
    Enterprises for making Ghostscript available under the GNU
    license, and all of the contributors to the GIMP-print
    project that have made it such a success story!


LEGAL STUFF

    GNU Ghostscript is Copyright 1986-2000 by Aladdin
    Enterprises.

    GIMP-print is Copyright 1997-2002 by Michael Sweet and
    Robert Krawitz.

    ESP Ghostscript is Copyright 2000-2003 by Easy Software
    Products.

    This software is based in part on the work of the
    Independent JPEG Group.

    ESP Ghostscript is provided under the terms of the GNU
    General Public License. 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 file "COPYING"
    for more information.
