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Apple Licenses CUPS

Posted by pudge on from the two-steps-forward-one-step-back dept.

bmeteor writes: "Short and very sweet: CUPS is licensed by Apple. A boon for both Apple and GNU." CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System) is a system based on the Internet Printing Protocol for standardized printing on Unix systems. That's nice, but when can I print over the network to my Epson inkjet, like I can in Mac OS 9 with USB Printer Sharing?

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  1. Woah... by Theoden · · Score: 1, Funny

    The first time I read over that title I saw "Apple Licesnses CPUs". My apartment filled with a resounding "huh?" :)

  2. Re:CUPS and Carbon by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    CUPS and Cocoa? Wouldn't that mean hot chocolate for every OSX user?

  3. Re:CUPS and Carbon by thoughtcrime · · Score: 2, Funny

    CUPS and Cocoa? Wouldn't that mean hot chocolate for every OSX user?

    Yes, but beware. They burned it a bit. Thus all the Carbon.

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