Registration

Thank you very much for supporting Vega!

The registered user obtains:
- upgrade with no additional cost;
- a greater attention in the reported bugs, problems and suggestions.
- possibility to run the tounament with no limitation.
- possibility to install the program on any number of computers

Please be aware that Vega/Orion can pubblish for free on the site www.vegaresult.com. The services offered by the site Vegaresult is not covered by the license you get after registration of Vega/Orion. Instead have a look at the terms and conditions of these services on www.vegaresult.com
Be aware that Vega/Orion neither support other online publishing platforms nor has authorised others to claim their platform are compatible with Vega/Orion. 

To register for Vega and/or Orion please contact me and specify:

1. version you are interested in (Windows, MacOS or Linux);
2. your Federation;
3. who ask a license (person or club).

Please consider that:

• The license registered by a person (usually arbiter or organiser) permit to use the program for any chess tournaments that are scheduled or held by that person.
• The license registered by a club permit to use the program by anyone to administrate event run by that club.
• No other use is permitted. The registration key is personal and is strictly forbidden to share it. Registration key used in different way will be deactivated.

The user/club that already registered a version for Windows (MacOS) can register for MacOS (Windows) at half price.

Vega+VegaTeam for Windows and MacOS X can be freely used for tournaments up to 20 players. Orion can be freely used for tournaments up to 6 teams.

The Linux version ha no limitations in number of rounds or players and is free. It is free to allow passionate chess players around the world and in financial difficulty to run chess events with an endorsed FIDE program. Moreover Vega born under Linux thanks to many freeware tools. If you use this version for a different reason then consider applying for a license to support ongoing development costs. The Linux version CANNOT be used under an emulator running in Windows/MacOS.

The casual arbiter or teacher that needs to arbiter only scholastic or amateur tournaments without rating variation can ask the Educational license at half price. The Educational licenze does NOT allow rating reports to FIDE or any other Federation, but only a generic rating report.