Can't relicense a derivative work about laptop HOT 4 CLOSED

(Also, happy to do a PR for this if you'd like.)

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Can't relicense a derivative work

IANAL, but I don't think this is the case for MIT. It specifically mentions sublicensing, which I think would apply here, with or without modification.

The Free Software Foundation notes in their FAQ that the improved version, as a whole, should still be considered under its original license

I believe that is specific to the GPL.

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IANAL, but I don't think this is the case for MIT. It specifically mentions sublicensing, which I think would apply here, with or without modification.

It allows sublicensing, but sublicensing doesn't remove thoughtbot's original copyright over the work. Dedicating their code to the public domain would, and so I think it's not allowed. This is also why I try hard to use "dedicating" rather than "licensing" when discussing CC0/PD (though I often slip).

The MIT license also states that its own text needs to be present with the distribution of derivative works, even sublicensed ones.

The Free Software Foundation notes in their FAQ that the improved version, as a whole, should still be considered under its original license

I believe that is specific to the GPL.

Could be, though I believe it's not -- so if that became an issue, we could dig into it more. I think it's not that relevant here, though.

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Thanks for pointing this out, @konklone. I'd love a PR from you.

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