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This is the fourth release of the stable 8.1x series of AFPL Ghostscript. It fixes a common problem view some files with antialiased output; we recommend that all users upgrade to this version. There are also a number of other minor fixes.
New features in this version :
The PDF writer now implements PDF 1.4 encryption. See the encryption parameter documentation for more information.
There are no known incompatible changes from the previous release.
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This software is provided AS-IS with no warranty, either express or implied. This software is distributed under license and may not be copied, modified or distributed except as expressly authorized under the terms of the license contained in the file LICENSE in this distribution. For more information about licensing, please refer to http://www.ghostscript.com/licensing/. For information on commercial licensing, go to http://www.artifex.com/licensing/ or contact Artifex Software, Inc., 101 Lucas Valley Road #110, San Rafael, CA 94903, U.S.A., +1(415)492-9861.
Ghostscript version 8.14, 20 February 2004