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Re:How I built a keyboard/video/mouse switch for my two 4k m... by franga2000 on Thursday September 03, 2020 @06:07AM (#24362494)
> where it's the only free choice

Doesn't Synergy do the same thing, is open source and works on basically all platforms? (I'm talking about Synergy 1, Synergy 2 is a shitshow and I don't know how it's licensed)

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Re:How I built a keyboard/video/mouse switch for my two 4k m... by buybackoff on Thursday September 03, 2020 @07:50AM (#24363050)
Isn't Barrier a free OSS Synergy? The Synergy I know is paid, 49 for the option with encryption. I even wanted to buy, but rebooted my MacBookAir back in Windows (which I use 99% of time). For the 1% of time Barrier is fine.
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Re:How I built a keyboard/video/mouse switch for my two 4k m... by skinnymuch on Thursday September 03, 2020 @08:05AM (#24363154)
Barrier is a fork of Synergy 1. It works better than synergy 1 anecdotally.
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Re:How I built a keyboard/video/mouse switch for my two 4k m... by skinnymuch on Thursday September 03, 2020 @08:04AM (#24363146)
For only windows, InputDirector is a lot better when I used it 5+ years ago against barrier or synergy 1.
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