This package was debianized by Torsten Landschoff <torsten@debian.org>
and Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@debian.org>

It was downloaded from:
  http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/hplip/

Upstream website:
  http://hplipopensource.com/

The Debian packaging of hplip and hpijs is:
  Copyright (c) 2003-2004 by Torsten Landschoff <torsten@debian.org>
  Copyright (c) 2004-2006 by Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@debian.org>
  and distributed in the same license as the upstream source it applies to.

Upstream Authors:
  David Suffield <david_suffield@hp.com> and others

  The -rss series was primarily provided by Matthias Bunte
  and was adapted to hpijs 1.2.x by Richard Spencer-Smith.

  From version 3.10.5 on HP moved the HPLIP development to India, replacing
  the whole developer team. Main contact now is
  Ahmed, Zulfiqar Ali (Zulfi) <zulfiqar.ali@hp.com>

Copyright:
  Copyright (c) 2001-2006 Hewlett-Packard Company
  Copyright (c) 2001-2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
  All rights reserved.

  In general all applications are covered by the GNU General Public
  License (GPL) version 2, and the backends, gs KRGB patch, and
  PostScript printer PPD files are covered by a MIT license. The
  printer drivers HPIJS and hpcups and the ready-made PPDs for them
  use a BSD license (DFSG-compatible).

  GPL:
  The GPL version 2 (or any later version) applies to all files in the
  directories: base, copier, data, fax, installer, ip, pcard, plugins,
  pcard/pcardext, prnt, prnt/cupsext, scan, ui, ui4, and the main
  directory.

  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.

  The GPL may be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2 on a Debian system.

  MIT:
  The MIT license applies to all files in the directories: backend,
  backend/hp, io, io/hpiod, scan/sane, and prnt/ps/. It also applies
  to the KRGB patches to be applied to Ghostscript.

  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
  deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
  rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
  sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
  furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

  The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
  all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
  IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
  AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
  LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
  FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
  IN THE SOFTWARE.

  BSD:
  The BSD license applies to all files in the directory prnt/hpijs,
  prnt/hpcups/, and ppd, except for the KRGB patches to be applied to
  Ghostscript.

  Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
  modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
  are met:
  1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
  2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
     documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
  3. Neither the name of the Hewlett-Packard nor the names of its
     contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
     from this software without specific prior written permission.

  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
  IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
  OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
  INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
  NOT LIMITED TO, PATENT INFRINGEMENT; PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
  SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
  HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
  STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING
  IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
  POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

 -- Till Kamppeter <till.kamppeter@gmail.com>  Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:16:18 +0200
