GitHub user FreeAndNil added a comment to the discussion: are there any plans for a modernized log4net library similar to NLog or serilog?
Hi @hugosius, Thank you for your message and for your long-term use of log4net - we truly appreciate the trust you’ve placed in the library over the years. At this time, there are **no active plans to modernize log4net** in the direction of feature sets similar to those found in libraries like NLog or Serilog. log4net remains in **maintenance mode**, meaning we are committed to preserving stability and addressing critical bugs or compatibility issues, but not actively developing new features or architectural changes. That said, we did recently publish **log4net 3.x**, which focused on **cleaning up legacy code and removing support for outdated frameworks**. Key changes include: - Targeting only **.NET Framework 4.6.2** and **.NET Standard 2.0** - Removing APIs that were obsolete since 2015 - 2016 - Dropping deprecated appenders like `RemotingAppender` and `NetSendAppender` - Fixing several long-standing bugs and making internal improvements for cleaner maintenance going forward This was a much-needed step to keep log4net viable in modern .NET environments. However, it wasn’t intended to shift the library’s design philosophy. That said, **we absolutely welcome community contributions**. If you or your team are interested in seeing specific enhancements in log4net, feel free to open a pull request or start a discussion. You can also consider **sponsoring contributors or the Apache Software Foundation** to help support ongoing maintenance and development. Thanks again for reaching out and for being part of the log4net community. Best regards GitHub link: https://github.com/apache/logging-log4net/discussions/264#discussioncomment-14024120 ---- This is an automatically sent email for dev@logging.apache.org. To unsubscribe, please send an email to: dev-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org
