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> This is a closed source, downstream effort which means no modifications can be made to Electron itself.

It has the MIT license since 2 months ago. Did the closed-source part change or is that only about the non-npm code?

The code included in the GitHub repository downloads the closed source Electron binaries. Just for comparison, the full source would look something more like what's accessible here: https://github.com/electron/electron

Thanks! I see it as unlikely that they will release the code, because castlabs also seem to have a business of auditing implementations for consideration for the widevine program: https://github.com/castlabs/electron-releases/wiki/EVS#3pl

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