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NuGet libraries to avoid
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There has been a bout of "commercialization" of nuget packages in the dotnet world lately. There are now so many going that way I struggle to remember what's useable and what isn't. I used to be able to grab the nearest nuget lib and with a quick glance at the license get coding, but now one has to tread carefully not to fall foul of license changes. The .NET ecosystem has seen a notable shift with several NuGet libraries transitioning from open source to commercial models. This has impacted developers who now need to be more vigilant about the libraries they choose to incorporate into their projects. Below is a list of major NuGet libraries that have gone commercial, along with some alternatives. This is definitely something to watch when using AIs/LLMs for [Vibe] coding as they will happily add libraries for which you would be in violation of their license. Note: being commercially licensed is not necessarily a reason not to use a library. For example, you probably don't want to...
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