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Proposal: add new debugger for dotnet: netcoredbg

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Description

The current vsdbg has a license that only allows the use of vscode, visual studio products with it.

But there is also a good open source alternative that is under MIT and also implements the DAP protocoll:
https://github.com/Samsung/netcoredbg

What do you think?

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating the current vsdbg integration, then review netcoredbg's DAP support and the licensing constraints described in the issue; the proposal is complete only when the project decides whether and how to support the alternative debugger.

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Assessment

Domain
devtools
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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