Kelvin Tran Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Beyond the "Why can't I download Synergy 2?" (in which the answer, 90% of the time, is that you didn't know you needed to buy it and so you don't have a license) question, there's also one concerning the license of Synergy 2 that I find asked frequently enough to be answered in a dedicated topic. This question is "Is this a beta license?", or some variation. @Nick Bolton, if I missed anything, feel free to add it to the topic! The Synergy 2 license is a full license. There is no transition from a beta license to a full production license. The license you have now is labelled "Synergy 2 Pro". That's exactly what it is. It covers beta and production Synergy 2 Pro. There will be nothing removed (as far as I am aware) from Pro in Synergy 2, but there will be feature swapping that will impact Basic users (SSL coming to Basic, some Basic features becoming Pro-exclusive). What you are buying for $19 is funding for the Synergy 2 project (for Symless) and the final license for Synergy 2. It's just that the final Synergy 2 Pro license you have now allows you access to the special betas that Synergy makes available in order to collect your feedback and ensures that user feedback through the forums is taken into consideration for the Synergy 2 development. Just thought I should answer a question that, again, is asked frequently enough to where it will soon get redundant to explain the license details to everybody that asks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsie321 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 I have 2 questions about the coming version 2. 1.) I own a "Synergy 1 Basic" Licence. Do I have to buy a new licence, what are the prices, and is it beneficial to buy the beta licence? 2.) Does version 2 fixes, the "AltGr" issue. There a problems with Server: Linux Client: Win10 Works partial (via altgr = shift, or altgr = none ), i.e. via cmd and windows, but not within putty and wsl (bash on win10). Thanks a lot. Best regards, Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaap aarts Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 17 hours ago, marsie321 said: 1.) I own a "Synergy 1 Basic" Licence. Do I have to buy a new licence, what are the prices, and is it beneficial to buy the beta licence? you will have to pay for the synergy2 license, but depending on when you bought it you get something like a discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelvin Tran Posted September 30, 2017 Author Share Posted September 30, 2017 On 9/29/2017 at 11:40 AM, marsie321 said: I have 2 questions about the coming version 2. 1.) I own a "Synergy 1 Basic" Licence. Do I have to buy a new licence, what are the prices, and is it beneficial to buy the beta licence? 2.) Does version 2 fixes, the "AltGr" issue. There a problems with Server: Linux Client: Win10 Works partial (via altgr = shift, or altgr = none ), i.e. via cmd and windows, but not within putty and wsl (bash on win10). Thanks a lot. Best regards, Martin As @jaap aarts mentioned, it will not be free for Synergy 1 users. Depending on whether you bought it when the "Lifetime access" was being advertised (and not "Lifetime access to Synergy 1"), you may get a discount for the Synergy 2 Pro license. As I mentioned in this topic and why the topic was created in the first place, it is NOT a beta license. It is a license to Synergy 2 Pro. This is a FINAL license. There is no beta to final conversion. It is a Synergy 2 Pro license, and it is the FINAL license. You are just being granted access to betas of Synergy 2 as a perk, but you are buying a Synergy 2 license when you pay for early access. The prices for the licenses when Synergy 2 becomes mainstream production will be significantly higher (they mentioned that the prices for Pro is a $49 value on the early access page, although Basic is unknown at this time). The part about whether it is beneficial or not is subjective. You are buying a final license at a significantly reduced price because Symless is hoping that you'll download the beta and provide them feedback and such. $19 for a $49 license is a significantly discounted item, so you decide if it is beneficial. Also, isn't AltGR part of a foreign keyboard layout? If I'm right, maybe @Nick Bolton can help you out here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaap aarts Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 17 minutes ago, Kelvin Tran said: Also, isn't AltGR part of a foreign keyboard layout? If I'm right, maybe @Nick Bolton can help you out here. some dutch keyboards have altGR, but most have just 2 atls, it really depends. but synergy should have support for this key as a lot of people around the world use this key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaosmoon Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 All german keyboards have Alt on the left and Alt Gr on the right. Actually the german wikipedia entry for Alt Gr states that ALL keyboards with the usual AT-layout do it this way except for the american ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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