Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ginosko!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!apple!sun-barr!texsun!pollux!attctc!mjbtn!root From: root@mjbtn.MFEE.TN.US (Mark J. Bailey) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: GhostScript Summary: no, your thinking about GoScript Message-ID: <512@mjbtn.MFEE.TN.US> Date: 22 Sep 89 13:00:37 GMT References: <945.2514938A@busker.FIDONET.ORG> <11903@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> Organization: JobSoft Design & Development, Murfreesboro, TN Lines: 61 In article <11903@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>, JLI@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes: > In article <945.2514938A@busker.FIDONET.ORG>, Howard.Spindel@p8.f14.n105.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Howard Spindel) writes: > > Someone posted a short description of a program named > > GhostScript, which seems to be a (maybe) public domain > > version of PostScript. Does anyone know: > > 1. What restrictions exist on using this software in a > > commercial product? > > 2. How do I get a copy? I don't have direct Usenet > > access so suggesting I ftp from somewhere doesn't > > help. > > Sorry, it is a commercial product by LaserGo, Inc. You can find their > Ads. in most computer magazines (such as PC magazine, etc.). No, you're thinking about GoScript. ^ The package, GhostScript, is part of the GNU foundation's free unix system. I don't know right off hand what their address is, but it is *not* a commercial package by any means. It is not Public Domain either! It is Copyrighted by the Free Software Foundation (GNU) and is freely distributable (under the Public License) provided that you are not (and subsequently do not) charge for it other than distribution costs, and that you provide (or at least offer to) the complete source code (in C I believe) of the package. I am not an expert of GNU, by any means. But this should help point you in the right direction. LaserGo make GoScript which is a PostScript interpretter for MSDOS that does have output to a variety of printers including The HP Laser Jet and Epson's LX/FX/LQ family of dot matrix printers. As a matter of fact, I just happen to have a copy of GoScript with me! :-) They have a 13 font version for $195 and a $35 font version for I believe $395. I believe that they are working on a new 1000 font version which would be much more comprehensive (obviously) and that Adobe has licensed them for up to 2000 fonts. This is heresay as it was just picked up in casual conversation with a colleague. I also demo'ed another package from QMS (part of Imagen) called UltraScript. It does more or less the same thing. The graphics on both package seem really good, although matching fonts and character spacing has not worked properly like it does on a genuine postscript laser printer, but you can't have everything. As fas as GhostScript goes, I have never personally tried it. I have heard that printer output drivers may or may not be available at this time. There are a whole set of newsgroups (gnu.*) that cover all the latest on any of the packages that GNU is developing. You should check with your System Administrator or (if you are a uunet customer) ask to receive the hierarchy. Whew, I got a bit long winded there. Sorry about that! :-) Hope this helps some. Mark. -- Mark J. Bailey "Ya'll com bak naw, ya hear!" USMAIL: 511 Memorial Blvd., Murfreesboro, TN 37129 ___________________________ VOICE: +1 615 893 0098 | JobSoft UUCP: ...!{ames,mit-eddie}!attctc!mjbtn!mjb | Design & Development Co. DOMAIN: mjb@mjbtn.MFEE.TN.US | Murfreesboro, TN USA