The Linux Foundation
OpenPrinting
Drivers
splix
License
License for the driver splix
GPL
Principally, this driver is free software under the GPL, but take
note on the following restriction:
For some of the printers which this driver supports (Currently
Samsung CLP-200, CLP-300, CLP-600, CLX-216x, CLX-2170, CLX-3160,
Xerox Phaser 6110), it uses a JBIG software module for data
compression.
It is possible that certain products which can be built using the
JBIG software module might form inventions protected by patent
rights in some countries (e.g., by patents about arithmetic coding
algorithms owned by IBM and AT&T in the USA). Provision of this
software by the original author and OpenPrinting does NOT include
any licences for any patents. In those countries where a patent
licence is required for certain applications of this software
module, you will have to obtain such a licence yourself.
The driver can be built without the JBIG module, but then it will
not support the above-mentioned printer models any more.
Only versions 1.1.x and newer are affected. The older versions
1.0.x do not use the JBIG software for all supported
printers.
Additional note: The patent will expire on April 4, 2012. From then
on, there are no patents on the JBIG compression algorithm anu
more.
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