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Hi thanks for liking it,

The MIT license does not force you to release your project under same MIT license, it is GPL license that forces you to do so.

I made it restrictive so people who care come and contribute.

I've read through many articles on web and there is no mention that MIT license should be preserved BUT it should be copyright noticed, which it really currently is.

Links:
https://www.patrick-wied.at/blog/how-to-correctly-use-code-you-didnt-write
https://writing.kemitchell.com/2016/09/21/MIT-License-Line-by-Line.html

The MIT license is compatible with many copyleft licenses, such as the GNU General Public License (GPL); MIT licensed software can be re-licensed as GPL software, and integrated with other GPL software, but not the other way around.
-- from Wikipedia second paragraph about MIT-License

You can just go through MIT license and read it yourself, it is really short and easy to read. There is no mentioning MIT license should be preserved, it only should be mentioned.

Go through GPL license and you will see that it clearly says that the license in projects based on current one should be preserved.

Cheers
Paul

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Licensed works, modifications, and larger works may be distributed under different terms and without source code.
^^^ this is even what github license parser says when you open electron react boilerplate MIT license on their webpage:

electron-react-boilerplate/electron-react-boilerplate is licensed under the

MIT License
A short and simple permissive license with conditions only requiring preservation of copyright and license notices. Licensed works, modifications, and larger works may be distributed under different terms and without source code.

Deskreen IS a LARGER work, just look at the percentage of code that was added by me, on top of electron-react-boilerplate of course.

Kind regards,
Paul

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I would be really glad to discuss if some experienced and open source savvy lawyers think that I'm actually wrong here. So anyone finds this info on web, please share links here. Or they can just write here directly.

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