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The source available software tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussion of applications whose code is published under licenses that permit viewing and sometimes modification, but which stop short of the freedoms associated with true open-source licensing. Recent tagged content examines Anytype for Windows, a Notion-style workspace app whose own materials describe it as source-available rather than open-source, and questions how that distinction is reported in reviews. The thread also touches on the app's object model, its Windows desktop client, and key-based login, giving Windows users practical context for evaluating licensing claims before adopting such tools.
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    Anytype for Windows Review: Source-Available License, Object Model and Key Login

    Anytype has a Windows desktop client, and MakeUseOf's Adaeze Uche recently wrote a glowing review of it. The review has one problem: it calls the app "open-source," and Anytype's own materials don't use that term for its applications. For Windows users weighing a Notion-style alternative, the...