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<p>DotGNU is a decommissioned part of the <a href="/facts/GNU_Project/mjc8AwM6">GNU Project</a> that started in January 2001 and aimed to provide a <a href="/facts/Free_software/IaoVtJXn">free software</a> replacement for <a href="/facts/Microsoft/nGIDDXdx">Microsoft</a>'s <a href="/facts/.NET_Framework/J6QDAUhP">.NET Framework</a>. The DotGNU project was run by the <a href="/facts/Free_Software_Foundation/k0sBmw7y">Free Software Foundation</a>. Other goals of the project are better support for non-<a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a> platforms and support for more <a href="/facts/Processor_(computing)/z3wPljrI">processors</a>. </p><p>The main goal of the DotGNU project code base was to provide a class library that is 100% <a href="/facts/Common_Language_Infrastructure/mu44u01J">Common Language Specification</a> (CLS) compliant. </p>