Authorisation

Will we get a patch to stop needing authorisation With Sonar.
I have a feeling the server is not going to be with Cakewalk very long.

I could be wrong but last week the servers were moved to a new domain.
It was probably put on Gibson's servers. If that's the case and Gibson goes belly up,
How are we supposed to get that unlock code ? If Gibson claims bankruptcy, They have nothing more than a moral obligation to give us that unlock code.

I think it will go tits up to be honest. All your projects locked into the Abyss. I hope it will last another two weeks so I can get Studio One 3 and move all my projects. Last thing I need is a locked corrupt file on my machine where I cannot reach any of my songs

I know tey said we'd be given a key to unlock SONAR, but I'll believe it when I have mine.

From Gibson:
But what if the servers do go down?
If or when the servers are taken down, we will make sure you have a way to authorize your products without using any of our current online authorization steps. We're working on a mechanism for if this does occur, to ensure our users will not lose functionality moving forward.
 
Have a little faith that they might do the right thing going forward

cowboydan
I think that we should be able to get the unlock code right away. It is not that we are stealing software that we already own. Right now a little peace of mind goes a long way.

 
I agree that the activation codes should be handed out sooner rather than later. If they leave it until the eleventh hour it could be too late and end up not happening. But if they do it now it would quell a lot of anxiety for a lot of people.

RickJP909

 
I agree and it also deeply concerns me which is why I asked if we (paid registered users of X3 and up), could at least all have X3 unlocked as a compromise so in case it all goes "belly up", we've got something for our cash!  Not ideal but better than a piece of software which would be on borrowed time.
 

I thought X3 didn't require authorization.
John B.

RickJP909

chuckebaby
 
I've read the whole thread but it still wont help if Gibson files bankruptcy.
All assets will be frozen and there will be no way to get that activation code.
Gibson owes 500 million by June 2018.
 
If cakewalk were to hand out the offline activation code to users, the software code will be for ever open source. If someone wants to buy this code they will be screwed. that's the only reason Cakewalk hasn't handed over the activation code. Because once they do, its all over for Sonars code.
 
My guess is someone is trying to buy the code from Gibson.(probably Noel or someone from Cakewalk).
If Cakewalk had no interest in a future, we would already have that code in our hands.
It doesn't take 2 weeks to write an unlock code.

 
I agree and it also deeply concerns me which is why I asked if we (paid registered users of X3 and up), could at least all have X3 unlocked as a compromise so in case it all goes "belly up", we've got something for our cash!  Not ideal but better than a piece of software which would be on borrowed time.
 

X3 IS unlocked. You have your serial number, registration code, and executable files, right? As far as X3 is concerned, you're golden. Anything after X3 is another matter.

The way the activation works right now has me wondering how they plan on even executing this. 
 
Example, it would have to work like the offline activation works. 
I just did the offline activation as a test on this laptop I use at work. I had downloaded all my products and saved them. So I ran the Sonar Platinum installer and when I opened it it of course said I was in demo mode. Here's the weird thing I had not noticed. We all know that the offline activation is in your help menu right.. Go look in your help menu.. ya, nothing there right,. But, it was there on this machine. It disappears after you run it!! So  this all involved something already in Sonars coding because you can activate it off line. 
But here's the catch that I can only see one solution for. That code they give you to activate can only be used once. 
I haven't tested this but I'm pretty sure this is the case. 
 
So the only way we will get this magic code is if they release one last version of Sonar that is coded to use numbers just like X3 and back. Right now the activation system is within Sonars coding and until that is changed I can't see just a number that works. 
 
And you are right, they have even admitted to having no way to contact all their customers.. Not sure why just an e mail would not work but possibly sorting through who is who and what they have paid for is a huge task that no one is being paid to do because ,,,,,,, there's no money in it for Gibson. They obviously don't care that we are pizzed.