Microsoft released .NET as open source

[jon]

yeah but every time i install a steam game i have to set up the directx and the dotnet framework all over again i dont trust it why doesnt it know i already have the right version

[maks]

yeah but every time i install a steam game i have to set up the directx and the dotnet framework all over again i dont trust it why doesnt it know i already have the right version

one of the steam devs answered this in an interview a few years ago it's basically because they're too lazy to check first they just install everything the game dev gives them