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Gimp-Print 4.2.7, released July 15, 2004, is a stable release in the Gimp-Print 4.2 series. This is expected to be the last release in the 4.2 series unless any critical bugs are found or 5.0 is further delayed. Gimp-Print is a suite of printer drivers that may be used with most common UNIX print spooling systems, including CUPS, lpr, LPRng, or others. These drivers provide high quality printing for UNIX (including Macintosh OS X 10.2 and newer) and Linux systems in many cases equal to or better than proprietary vendor-supplied drivers, and can be used for many of the most demanding printing tasks.... read more

Welcome to Gimp-Print 5.0 Beta 1! Please read these release notes
carefully.

Gimp-Print 5.0.0-beta1 is the first beta prerelease of Gimp-Print 5.0.
It is based on the 4.3 series that has been in development for over
two years, and includes many improvements over the very popular 4.2
series. This release is not considered to be a fully stable release
(there are still various things in flux, and it has not undergone the
extensive testing that is required to declare a release stable), but
we've been using it and we believe that it will be useful for many
purposes.... read more

Welcome to Gimp-Print 5.0 Alpha 3! Please read these release notes
carefully.

Gimp-Print 5.0.0-alpha3 is the third alpha release (technology
preview) in the line that will eventually lead to Gimp-Print 5.0. It
is based on the 4.3 series that has been in development for two years,
and includes many improvements over the very popular 4.2 series. This
release is not considered to be a fully stable release (there are
still various things in flux, and it has not undergone the extensive
testing that is required to declare a release stable), but we've been
using it and we believe that it will be useful for many purposes.... read more

Gimp-Print 4.2.7-pre1, released April 11, 2004, is a prerelease
in the Gimp-Print 4.2 series.

Gimp-Print is a suite of printer drivers that may be used with most
common UNIX print spooling systems, including CUPS, lpr, LPRng, or
others. These drivers provide high quality printing for UNIX
(including Macintosh OS X 10.2 and newer) and Linux systems in many
cases equal to or better than proprietary vendor-supplied drivers, and
can be used for many of the most demanding printing tasks.... read more

Welcome to Gimp-Print 5.0 Alpha 2! Please read these release notes
carefully.

Gimp-Print 5.0.0-alpha2 is the second alpha release (technology preview)
in the line that will eventually lead to Gimp-Print 5.0. It is based
on the 4.3 series that has been in development for two years, and
includes many improvements over the very popular 4.2 series. This
release is not considered to be a fully stable release (there are
still various things in flux, and it has not undergone the extensive
testing that is required to declare a release stable), but we've been
using it and we believe that it will be useful for many purposes.... read more

Gimp-Print 4.2.6, released January 11, 2004, is a stable release in the Gimp-Print 4.2 series. This is expected to be the last release in the 4.2 series. Gimp-Print is a suite of printer drivers that may be used with most common UNIX print spooling systems, including CUPS, lpr, LPRng, or others. These drivers provide high quality printing for UNIX (including Macintosh OS X 10.2 and newer) and Linux systems in many cases equal to or better than proprietary vendor-supplied drivers, and can be used for many of the most demanding printing tasks.... read more

Welcome to Gimp-Print 5.0 Alpha! Please read these release notes
carefully.

Gimp-Print 5.0.0-alpha1 is the first alpha release (technology preview)
in the line that will eventually lead to Gimp-Print 5.0. It is based
on the 4.3 series that has been in development for two years, and
includes many improvements over the very popular 4.2 series. This
release is not considered to be a fully stable release (there are
still various things in flux, and it has not undergone the extensive
testing that is required to declare a release stable), but we've been
using it and we believe that it will be useful for many purposes.... read more

Gimp-Print 4.2.6-rc2, released December 5, 2003, is a release
candidate in the Gimp-Print 4.2 series. We expect that 4.2.6, when
the final version is released, to be the last release in the 4.2
series.

Gimp-Print is a suite of printer drivers that may be used with most
common UNIX print spooling systems, including CUPS, lpr, LPRng, or
others. These drivers provide high quality printing for UNIX
(including Macintosh OS X 10.2 and newer) and Linux systems in many
cases equal to or better than proprietary vendor-supplied drivers, and
can be used for many of the most demanding printing tasks.... read more

Gimp-Print 4.3.24, released November 21, 2003, is a development
release of this package. Like all development releases, this version
is considered unstable and should only be used by those individuals
tolerant of the likelihood of problems. Individuals desiring a stable
release of Gimp-Print should use the latest 4.2 release.

Gimp-Print is a suite of printer drivers that may be used with most
common UNIX print spooling systems, including CUPS, lpr, LPRng, or
others. These drivers provide high quality printing for UNIX
(including Macintosh OS X 10.2 and newer) and Linux systems that in
many cases equal to or better than proprietary vendor-supplied
drivers, and can be used for many of the most demanding printing
tasks.... read more

Gimp-Print 4.2.6-rc1, released November 15, 2003, is a release
candidate in the Gimp-Print 4.2 series. We expect that 4.2.6, when
the final version is released, to be the last release in the 4.2
series.

Gimp-Print is a suite of printer drivers that may be used with most
common UNIX print spooling systems, including CUPS, lpr, LPRng, or
others. These drivers provide high quality printing for UNIX
(including Macintosh OS X 10.2 and newer) and Linux systems in many
cases equal to or better than proprietary vendor-supplied drivers, and
can be used for many of the most demanding printing tasks.... read more

Gimp-Print 4.3.23 contains the following major changes over Gimp-Print
4.3.22:

1) A failure to compile with gcc 2.x that was introduced in 4.3.22 as
part of making inlining work correctly in gcc 3.x has been fixed.

2) The Epson driver now allows a choice of weave patterns. Depending
upon the printer, paper type, and/or resolution you may find that a
weave pattern other than the default works better.

Gimp-Print 4.3.22, released November 1, 2003, is a development
release of this package. Like all development releases, this version
is considered unstable and should only be used by those individuals
tolerant of the likelihood of problems. Individuals desiring a stable
release of Gimp-Print should use the latest 4.2 release.

Gimp-Print is a suite of printer drivers that may be used with most
common UNIX print spooling systems, including CUPS, lpr, LPRng, or
others. These drivers provide high quality printing for UNIX
(including Macintosh OS X 10.2 and newer) and Linux systems in many
cases equal to or better than proprietary vendor-supplied drivers, and
can be used for many of the most demanding printing tasks.... read more

Gimp-Print 4.2.6-pre3, released November 1, 2003, is a prerelease in
the Gimp-Print 4.2 series.

Gimp-Print is a suite of printer drivers that may be used with most
common UNIX print spooling systems, including CUPS, lpr, LPRng, or
others. These drivers provide high quality printing for UNIX
(including Macintosh OS X 10.2 and newer) and Linux systems in many
cases equal to or better than proprietary vendor-supplied drivers, and
can be used for many of the most demanding printing tasks.... read more

Gimp-Print 4.2.6-pre2, released September 15, 2003, is a prerelease in
the Gimp-Print 4.2 series.

Gimp-Print is a suite of printer drivers that may be used with most
common UNIX print spooling systems, including CUPS, lpr, LPRng, or
others. These drivers provide high quality printing for UNIX
(including Macintosh OS X 10.2 and newer) and Linux systems in many
cases equal to or better than proprietary vendor-supplied drivers, and
can be used for many of the most demanding printing tasks.... read more

Gimp-Print 4.3.21, released September 24, 2003, is a development
release of this package. Like all development releases, this version
is considered unstable and should only be used by those individuals
tolerant of the likelihood of problems. Individuals desiring a stable
release of Gimp-Print should use the latest 4.2 release.

Gimp-Print is a suite of printer drivers that may be used with most
common UNIX print spooling systems, including CUPS, lpr, LPRng, or
others. These drivers provide high quality printing for UNIX
(including Macintosh OS X 10.2 and newer) and Linux systems in many
cases equal to or better than proprietary vendor-supplied drivers, and
can be used for many of the most demanding printing tasks.... read more

Gimp-Print 4.3.20, released September 1, 2003, is a development
release of this package. Like all development releases, this version
is considered unstable and should only be used by those individuals
tolerant of the likelihood of problems. Individuals desiring a stable
release of Gimp-Print should use the latest 4.2 release.

Gimp-Print is a suite of printer drivers that may be used with most
common UNIX print spooling systems, including CUPS, lpr, LPRng, or
others. These drivers provide high quality printing for UNIX
(including Macintosh OS X 10.2 and newer) and Linux systems in many
cases equal to or better than proprietary vendor-supplied drivers, and
can be used for many of the most demanding printing tasks.... read more

Gimp-Print 4.3.19, released August 8, 2003, is a development release of
this package. Like all development releases, this version is
considered unstable and should only be used by those individuals
tolerant of the likelihood of problems. Individuals desiring a stable
release of Gimp-Print should use the latest 4.2 release.

Gimp-Print is a suite of printer drivers that may be used with most
common UNIX print spooling systems, including CUPS, lpr, LPRng, or
others. These drivers provide high quality printing for UNIX
(including Macintosh OS X 10.2 and newer) and Linux systems in many
cases equal to or better than proprietary vendor-supplied drivers, and
can be used for many of the most demanding printing tasks.... read more

Gimp-Print 4.3.18, released July 6, 2003, is a development release of
this package. Like all development releases, this version is
considered unstable and should only be used by those individuals
tolerant of the likelihood of problems. Individuals desiring a stable
release of Gimp-Print should use the latest 4.2 release.

Gimp-Print is a suite of printer drivers that may be used with most
common UNIX print spooling systems, including CUPS, lpr, LPRng, or
others. These drivers provide high quality printing for UNIX
(including Macintosh OS X 10.2 and newer) and Linux systems in many
cases equal to or better than proprietary vendor-supplied drivers, and
can be used for many of the most demanding printing tasks.... read more

Gimp-Print 4.3.17, released June 20, 2003, is a development release of
this package. Like all development releases, this version is
considered unstable and should only be used by those individuals
tolerant of the likelihood of problems. Individuals desiring a stable
release of Gimp-Print should use the latest 4.2 release.

Gimp-Print is a suite of printer drivers that may be used with most
common UNIX print spooling systems, including CUPS, lpr, LPRng, or
others. These drivers provide high quality printing for UNIX
(including Macintosh OS X 10.2 and newer) and Linux systems in many
cases equal to or better than proprietary vendor-supplied drivers, and
can be used for many of the most demanding printing tasks.... read more

Gimp-Print 4.3.16, released June 7, 2003, is a development release of
this package. Like all development releases, this version is
considered unstable and should only be used by those individuals
tolerant of the likelihood of problems. Individuals desiring a stable
release of Gimp-Print should use the latest 4.2 release.

Gimp-Print is a suite of printer drivers that may be used with most
common UNIX print spooling systems, including CUPS, lpr, LPRng, or
others. These drivers provide high quality printing for UNIX
(including Macintosh OS X 10.2 and newer) and Linux systems in many
cases equal to or better than proprietary vendor-supplied drivers, and
can be used for many of the most demanding printing tasks.... read more

Gimp-Print 4.3.15, released June 1, 2003, is a development release of this package. Like all development releases, this version is considered unstable and should only be used by those individuals tolerant of the likelihood of problems. Individuals desiring a stable release of Gimp-Print should use the latest 4.2 release. Gimp-Print is a suite of printer drivers that may be used with most common UNIX print spooling systems, including CUPS, lpr, LPRng, or others. These drivers provide high quality printing for UNIX (including Macintosh OS X 10.2 and newer) and Linux systems in many
cases equal to or better than proprietary vendor-supplied drivers, and can be used for many of the most demanding printing tasks.... read more

Gimp-Print 4.2.5, released January 24, 2003, is a stable release in the Gimp-Print 4.2 series. Gimp-Print is a suite of printer drivers that may be used with most common UNIX print spooling systems, including CUPS, lpr, LPRng, or others. These drivers provide high quality printing for UNIX (including Macintosh OS X 10.2 and newer) and Linux systems in many
cases equal to or better than proprietary vendor-supplied drivers, and can be used for many of the most demanding printing tasks.... read more

Gimp-Print 4.3.8, released January 6x, 2003, is a development release of
this package.

Gimp-Print is a suite of printer drivers that may be used with most
common UNIX print spooling systems, including CUPS, lpr, LPRng, or
others. These drivers provide high quality printing for UNIX
(including Macintosh OS X 10.2 and newer) and Linux systems in many
cases equal to or better than proprietary vendor-supplied drivers, and
can be used for many of the most demanding printing tasks.... read more

Gimp-Print 4.3.7, released January 4, 2003, is a development release of this package. Gimp-Print is a suite of printer drivers that may be used with most common UNIX print spooling systems, including CUPS, lpr, LPRng, or others. These drivers provide high quality printing for UNIX (including Macintosh OS X 10.2 and newer) and Linux systems in many
cases equal to or better than proprietary vendor-supplied drivers, and can be used for many of the most demanding printing tasks.... read more

Gimp-Print 4.2.4 is the newest stable release of Gimp-Print for Mac OS
X Jaguar. For downloads and up-to-date information please visit the
Gimp-Print Mac website:

http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/MacOSX.php3

Upgrading users please note: to complete the upgrade process it will be
necessary to either manually delete and recreate the Gimp-Print
printers in Print Center, or manually "reload" the PPDs using the
process described documentation included in the installer disk image.... read more