We are a .NET shop and I’m constantly at a loss for why there aren’t more .NET open-source projects. I’m disappointed that the only open-source .NET application that has gained any attention has been DotNetNuke.

Why hasn’t the .NET community churned out more .NET based open-source projects? I fully understand the strength of the other web software tools / development environments outside of .NET but rather then discussing the pros and cons I want to better understand why there is a void.

Microsoft, perhaps you should sponsor a .NET open-source challenge? Common, you put your name and money behind it and we’ll organize the show. Even ex-Microsoft evangelist / employee Robert Scoble is using WordPress (a non-.NET based blog tool).