<s>
Gutenprint	B-Application
(	O
formerly	O
Gimp-Print	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
free-software	B-Application
printer	B-Application
drivers	I-Application
for	O
use	O
with	O
UNIX	B-Application
spooling	O
systems	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
CUPS	B-Application
,	O
lpr	B-Protocol
and	O
LPRng	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
drivers	O
provide	O
printing	O
services	O
for	O
Unix-like	O
systems	O
(	O
including	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
)	O
,	O
RISC	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Haiku	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
plug-in	O
for	O
the	B-Application
GIMP	I-Application
,	O
but	O
later	O
became	O
a	O
more	O
general	O
tool	O
for	O
use	O
by	O
other	O
programs	O
and	O
operating	O
systems	O
(	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Windows	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Apple	O
introduced	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	O
,	O
it	O
omitted	O
printer	B-Application
drivers	I-Application
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
printer	O
manufacturer	O
's	O
task	O
to	O
produce	O
these	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
them	O
did	O
not	O
update	O
their	O
drivers	O
,	O
and	O
since	O
Apple	O
had	O
chosen	O
to	O
use	O
CUPS	B-Application
as	O
the	O
core	O
of	O
its	O
printing	O
system	O
,	O
Gimp-Print	B-Application
filled	O
the	O
void	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gutenprint	B-Application
has	O
more	O
than	O
1,300	O
drivers	O
for	O
Apollo	O
,	O
Apple	O
,	O
Brother	O
,	O
Canon	O
,	O
Citizen	O
,	O
Compaq	O
,	O
Dai	O
Nippon	O
,	O
DEC	O
,	O
Epson	O
,	O
Fujifilm	O
,	O
Fujitsu	O
,	O
Gestetner	O
,	O
HP	O
,	O
IBM	O
,	O
Infotec	O
,	O
Kodak	O
,	O
Kyocera	O
,	O
Lanier	O
,	O
Lexmark	O
,	O
Minolta	O
,	O
NEC	O
,	O
NRG	O
,	O
Oki	O
,	O
Olivetti	O
,	O
Olympus	O
,	O
Panasonic	O
,	O
PCPI	O
,	O
Raven	O
,	O
Ricoh	O
,	O
Samsung	O
,	O
Savin	O
,	O
Seiko	O
,	O
Sharp	O
,	O
Shinko	O
,	O
Sony	O
,	O
Star	O
,	O
Tally	O
,	O
Tektronix	O
and	O
Xerox	O
printers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
users	O
incorrectly	O
called	O
it	O
Gimp	B-Application
,	O
so	O
the	O
software	O
was	O
renamed	O
Gutenprint	B-Application
to	O
clearly	O
distinguish	O
it	O
from	O
the	B-Application
GIMP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
Gutenprint	B-Application
recognizes	O
Johannes	O
Gutenberg	O
,	O
the	O
inventor	O
of	O
the	O
movable	O
type	O
printing	O
press	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
in	O
gutenprint	B-Application
,	O
all	O
options	O
are	O
always	O
available	O
via	O
the	O
PPD	O
,	O
the	O
driver	O
attempts	O
to	O
select	O
reasonable	O
defaults	O
in	O
the	O
cases	O
where	O
the	O
user	O
settings	O
are	O
in	O
contradiction	O
.	O
</s>
