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# .NET Home
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The dotnet repository is the starting point to engage in and learn about .NET
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open source projects from [Microsoft](http://microsoft.github.io) and the
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[.NET Foundation](http://dotnet.github.io). You can read the more detailed
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[.NET Core is Open Source](http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dotnet/archive/2014/11/12/net-core-is-open-source.aspx)
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on the .NET blog.
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## Finding .NET Open Source Projects
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There are many [open source .NET projects](dotnet-developer-projects.md). Check
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out the [list of projects](dotnet-developer-projects.md) the community
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maintains. Please find one to engage in or add one. There's certainly one out
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there that could use your help.
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There are several projects from Microsoft on GitHub and CodePlex, including:
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* [.NET Compiler Platform ("Roslyn")](https://roslyn.codeplex.com)
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* [.NET Core 5](https://github.com/dotnet/core)
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* [ASP.NET 5](https://github.com/aspnet/home)
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* [EntityFramework](https://github.com/aspnet/EntityFramework)
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Each one of these projects maps to one or more
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[.NET NuGet packages](http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dotnet/p/nugetpackages.aspx)
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that are published on [NuGet.org](http://nuget.org/).
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There are also many great [open source .NET community projects](dotnet-developer-projects.md), such as:
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* [Mono Project](https://github.com/mono/)
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* [JSON.NET](http://json.net/)
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* [MVVM Cross](https://github.com/MvvmCross/MvvmCross)
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* [MVVM Light Toolkit](http://www.mvvmlight.net)
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* [Glimpse](http://getglimpse.com)
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* [MonoGame](http://monogame.net)
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* [Exceptionless](https://github.com/exceptionless/Exceptionless)
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## How to Engage, Contribute and Provide Feedback
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.NET open source projects from Microsoft (gladly) accept PRs and other
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contributions. To contribute to ASP.NET 5 or EntityFramework, see
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[the ASP.NET Contributing Guide](https://github.com/aspnet/Home/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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To contribute to .NET Core 5, see the
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[.NET Core Contributing Guide](https://github.com/dotnet/corefx/wiki/Contributing).
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You are also encouraged to start a discussion by posting on the
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[.NET Foundation Forums](http://forums.dotnetfoundation.org/) or filing an issue
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in the corresponding GitHub project. See the contributing guides for more
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details.
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## .NET Foundation
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Most .NET open source projects at Microsoft have been contributed to the
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[.NET Foundation](http://www.dotnetfoundation.org/projects). There are two main
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.NET Foundation projects for Microsoft open source projects:
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[ASP.NET Core 5 project](http://www.dotnetfoundation.org/aspnet-5)
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and the [.NET Core 5 project](http://www.dotnetfoundation.org/netcore5).
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## License
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.NET open source projects typically use either the [MIT](LICENSE) or
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[Apache 2](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0) licenses for code. Some
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projects license documentation and other forms of content under
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[Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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See specific projects to understand the license used. |