Z:gnu-www-ja-2001-09-24-CPI--e60701-DotGNU, a joint FreeDevelopers/en

DotGNU, a joint FreeDevelopers and GNU Project, will be a complete Free Software replacement for the Microsoft .NET initiative. Unlike the centralization of important Internet functions on Microsoft-controlled servers, DotGNU will use a decentralized paradigm with personal information and authorization/authentication functions on the user's own home or corporate machines, or other distributed network of trusted intermediaries, like existing Internet service providers or financial institutions. The site is http://www.gnu.org/projects/dotgnu/.