diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1f7def7 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +"brlaser" Brother DCP-7030 printer driver +========================================= + +This is a driver for the Brother DCP-7030 laser printer. It might also +be worth trying if you have some other old Brother monochrome laser +printer. + +Currently this printer is not supported by other free software +drivers. Ghostscript's hl1250 driver almost works, but has glitches +with some fonts. (That driver tries to use PCL emulation, but that +seems to be buggy on this printer. The proprietary driver never uses +that mode.) + +Brother provides a non-free x86-only driver. + +Requirements +------------ + +* CUPS: tested with version 1.6. +* A C++11 compiler. A recent version of GCC or Clang will work. + +Copyright +--------- + +Copyright © 2013 Peter De Wachter + +brlaser 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. + +brlaser is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, +but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of +MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the +GNU General Public License for more details. + +You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License +along with brlaser. If not, see .