The bmannconsulting.com website
bmann.ca
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3Website: [obsidian.md](https://obsidian.md)
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5A [[Tools for Thought]] app focused on local editing of [[Markdown]] files.
6## License
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8Obsidian doesn't use [[Open Source Licensing]]. It's effectively a non-commercial license, labeled as "free for personal use":
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10> Obsidian is free for personal and non-profit use. However, if you use Obsidian for work-related activities that generate revenue in a company with two or more people, you must purchase a commercial license for each user. Non-profit organizations are exempt from this requirement.
11> <https://obsidian.md/license>
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13Later on, it clarifies that single users can use it under a no-charge license, even for work:
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15> **De Minimis Commercial Use License**, for sole-proprietorships and single-person organizations
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17And finally, the [Catalyst license](https://help.obsidian.md/Licenses+and+payment/Catalyst+license) is a one-time charge to support development, with early access and insider builds.
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19## Features
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21### Transclusion
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23Obsidian just calls this [embedding a file](https://help.obsidian.md/Linking+notes+and+files/Embed+files), and the syntax is putting an ! in front of regular linking. There’s a special syntax for naming lists.
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25My setup of [[Digital Garden Jekyll Template]] doesn’t currently render these embeds.