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Synergy has been a bit odd in recent years. It doesn't seem like a particularly large or complex piece of software, and many projects that seem to be of similar
by cge 12y ago
Synergy has been a bit odd in recent years. It doesn't seem like a particularly large or complex piece of software, and many projects that seem to be of similar scope are things maintained in the spare time of a few developers. It has long been stable, and it isn't clear that drastic improvements in it have been made, or even need to be made.
Yet Synergy appears to have a corporation behind it (Synergy Si) that only appears to work on Synergy. They have an office, and apparently provide free meals, Google-style 20% projects, and a variety of other perks. They're apparently hiring. They even offer stock options, despite my being rather bewildered at where the opportunity for growth is.
I donated years ago, and found myself occasionally receiving emails that just didn't make sense, making the whole operation sound giant. If they were working on other projects, too, but it seems like all they do is work on Synergy.
- rando289 12y agoI was under the impression it was just one guy. But if he can make a business model out of writing and supporting gpl code and hire employees, then more power too him.
- nbolton 12y agoFrom the user's perspective its easy to say: it looks simple, so why shouldn't it be simple to maintain? I don't think its reasonable to compare Synergy to other projects unless you've actually tried to develop the code. I'm not really sure how we can come across as a large company, there's only 2 of us right now. Your post baffles me.
- chazu 12y agoAs a premium user who has gotten a ton of mileage out of Synergy, I totally support this - keeping this software up to date and easy to use while improving its utility for complex computing setups can't be easy, and I don't know what I'd do without it. Keep up the great work!