CUPS Purchased By Apple Inc.

Rick Richardson writes to note a posting on cups.org that reveals that Apple, which in 2002 first licensed CUPS for printing in OS X, purchased the source code last February and hired its main developer, Michael R. Sweet. Sweet writes: "CUPS will still be released under the existing GPL2/LGPL2 licensing terms, and I will continue to develop and support CUPS at Apple." There are no comments on the post. What exactly did Apple purchase? It was and is an open source project. Trademarks aren't mentioned.

Keeping Up With the Jones'

[Anonymous Coward]

CUPS Purchased By Apple Inc.

In a blind attempt to compete, Microsoft has announced they have purchased MUGS [mugheaven.com].

What exactly did Apple purchase?

Well, Microsoft doesn't know and Microsoft doesn't care ... gentlemen, the race to be the ultimate provider of a liquid serving technology has begun.

CUPS web interface not up to par

[qqaz]

Clearly, Apple didn't like CUPS' poop-brown web interface. Their only option was to buy it and make it white/blue/brushed aluminum.

so you're saying...

[sych]

that this all comes down to RMS and some printer drivers... again? :)

Naming Convention:

[locallyunscene]

So will they call it iCUPS? :)

Re:RMS Proffing

[tkdtaylor]

Minor grammar error I think you meant "dual" not "duel".
Duel [wikipedia.org]
Dual [wikipedia.org]
Unless you actually meant that the lincense was fighting against another license.

Re:Keeping Up With the Jones'

[Anonymous Coward]

For sure Apple needs CUPS. After all, technologies used in Mac OS X are Aqua, Java, Cocoa. Even non-Apple developers use Cider to create games now. Now if only WINE gets developed for Mac OS X, life will be sweet.

I only wonder if developers see this CUPS buyout as half Aqua or half Aero.

Pressure

[kahei]

I'd sa¥ th¥ app£id onsidrabl pr$$ur.

Apple's new iCUP

[Anonymous Coward]

Beavis: Spell iCUP!
Butthead: Duh, I - C - U - P
Beavis: heh heh heh heh!
Butthead: Asshole!

They bought cups?

[Mikachu]

Good thing, too, cause their nuts would be sore from all the kicking the OSS community is going to be doing once they hear about this.

the real reason

[commodoresloat]

Don't be silly. The real reason Apple bought CUPS is so that everyone would have something to drink the kool-aid out of.