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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 name=":0">{{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 |first1=Luis |last1=Ibanez |archive-date=January 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102202811/https://opensource.com/business/14/11/microsoft-dot-net-empower-open-source-communities |url-status=live }}</ref>
In April 2019, Microsoft released .NET Framework 4.8, the last major version of the framework as a proprietary offering, followed by .NET Framework 4.8.1 in August 2022. Only monthly security and reliability [[software bug|bug]] fixes to that version have been released since then. No further changes to that version are planned. The .NET Framework will continue to be included with future releases of Windows and continue to receive security updates, with no plans to remove it as of
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