From 12accd691f6023e60bfab5363fa76eabfd95b5fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Arnott Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 15:01:40 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify which CLRs require this in README --- README.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 9ec11d8..0350eff 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ this, many OSS libraries do not strong name their assemblies. [1]: https://github.com/dotnet/corefx/blob/c02d33b18398199f6acc17d375dab154e9a1df66/Documentation/project-docs/strong-name-signing.md#faq -Strong named assemblies cannot reference assemblies that aren't strong named. +Strong named assemblies that reference assemblies that aren't strong named are +rejected by the .NET Framework (desktop app only restriction). So if for whatever reason you actually do need to strong name your project, you couldn't easily consume open source packages.