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Re:Show HN: Obsidian – A knowledge base that works on local ... by Aaronstotle on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @06:10PM (#23330718)
It's not like there's a realistic way to enforce that license, so it's essentially free.

Edit: typo

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Re:Show HN: Obsidian – A knowledge base that works on local ... by repiret on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @09:34PM (#23332408)
Very few licenses are easily enforced, but that does not entitle folks to violate them. Most desktop software can easily be found with the copy protection removed, but that doesn’t make it free - there’s no moral difference between warez, GPL violations, and violating a free-for-non-commercial-use license.
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