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.NET Framework began as [[proprietary software]], although the firm worked to [[software standard|standardize]] the software stack almost immediately, even before its first release. Despite the standardization efforts, developers, mainly those in the [[free and open-source software]] communities, expressed their unease with the selected terms and the prospects of any free and open-source implementation, especially regarding [[software patent]]s. Since then, Microsoft has changed .NET development to more closely follow a contemporary model of a community-developed software project, including issuing an update to its patent promising to address the concerns.<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 19, 2014 |title=Microsoft gets on board with open source|url=https://opensource.com/business/14/11/microsoft-dot-net-empower-open-source-communities|access-date=2020-01-02|website=Opensource.com|language=en}}</ref>
In April 2019, Microsoft released .NET Framework 4.8, the last version of the framework as a proprietary offering. Only monthly security and reliability [[bug]] fixes to that version have been released since then. No further changes to that version are planned.<ref>{{Cite web|last=gewarren|title=.NET Framework & Windows OS versions|url=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/migration-guide/versions-and-dependencies|access-date=2020-11-21|website=docs.microsoft.com|language=en-us}}</ref>
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