Michael Sweet (programmer)
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Michael Sweet is a computer scientist and is the primary developer and architect of CUPS, flPhoto, HTMLDOC
, and Mini-XML. He was the original developer of the Gimp-Print software (now called Gutenprint
) and contributes to other free software projects such as FLTK
, Newsd, and Samba
. He owns and runs Easy Software Products
, a company that currently sells HTML publishing software.
In February 2007, Apple Inc. hired Michael Sweet and purchased the CUPS source code. He continues to develop CUPS at Apple Inc.
Michael is also the chair of the Printer Working Group
(PWG), secretary of the IPP working group, a designated expert for IPP and the Printer MIB for the IETF, and is active in printing standards development within the PWG.
HTMLDOC
HTMLDOC is a commercially developed open-source program that converts HTML web pages and files to indexed HTML, PostScript, and PDF files, complete with a table-of-contents and index...
, and Mini-XML. He was the original developer of the Gimp-Print software (now called Gutenprint
Gutenprint
Gutenprint is a collection of free software printer drivers for use with UNIX spooling systems, such as CUPS, lpr and LPRng...
) and contributes to other free software projects such as FLTK
FLTK
FLTK is a cross-platform GUI library developed by Bill Spitzak and others. Made with 3D graphics programming in mind, it has an interface to OpenGL, but it is also suitable for general GUI programming....
, Newsd, and Samba
Samba (software)
Samba is a free software re-implementation, originally developed by Andrew Tridgell, of the SMB/CIFS networking protocol. As of version 3, Samba provides file and print services for various Microsoft Windows clients and can integrate with a Windows Server domain, either as a Primary Domain...
. He owns and runs Easy Software Products
Easy Software Products
Easy Software Products is the vendor who originally invented the Common Unix Printing System and HTMLDOC software. It was founded near Washington, D.C. in 1993 and is now located in Morgan Hill, California. ESP sold CUPS to Apple Inc. in 2007 but still develops and sells its HTMLDOC...
, a company that currently sells HTML publishing software.
In February 2007, Apple Inc. hired Michael Sweet and purchased the CUPS source code. He continues to develop CUPS at Apple Inc.
Michael is also the chair of the Printer Working Group
Printer Working Group
The Printer Working Group charter is to develop standards that make printers, operating systems and applications work better.In 1991 a consortium of printer and network manufacturers formed the Network Printing Alliance...
(PWG), secretary of the IPP working group, a designated expert for IPP and the Printer MIB for the IETF, and is active in printing standards development within the PWG.