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Newtonsoft.Json.nuspec

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2010/07/nuspec.xsd">
  <metadata>
    <id>Newtonsoft.Json</id>
    <version></version>
    <title>Json.NET</title>
    <description>Json.NET is a popular high-performance JSON framework for .NET</description>
    <authors>James Newton-King</authors>
    <language>en-US</language>
    <projectUrl>http://www.newtonsoft.com/json</projectUrl>
    <iconUrl>http://www.newtonsoft.com/content/images/nugeticon.png</iconUrl>
    <licenseUrl>https://raw.github.com/JamesNK/Newtonsoft.Json/master/LICENSE.md</licenseUrl>
    <tags>json</tags>
    <dependencies>
      <group targetFramework="net45" />
      <group targetFramework="wp8" />
      <group targetFramework="win8" />
      <group targetFramework="wpa81" />
      <group targetFramework="xamarin.ios" />
      <group targetFramework="monotouch" />
      <group targetFramework="monoandroid" />
      <group targetFramework=".NETPlatform5.0">
        <dependency id="Microsoft.CSharp" version="4.0.0" />
        <dependency id="System.Collections" version="4.0.10" />
        <dependency id="System.Collections.Concurrent" version="4.0.10" />
        <dependency id="System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter" version="4.0.0" />
        <dependency id="System.Diagnostics.Debug" version="4.0.10" />
        <dependency id="System.Diagnostics.Tools" version="4.0.0" />
        <dependency id="System.Dynamic.Runtime" version="4.0.10" />
        <dependency id="System.Globalization" version="4.0.10" />
        <dependency id="System.IO" version="4.0.10" />
        <dependency id="System.Linq" version="4.0.0" />
        <dependency id="System.Linq.Expressions" version="4.0.10" />
        <dependency id="System.ObjectModel" version="4.0.10" />
        <dependency id="System.Reflection" version="4.0.10" />
        <dependency id="System.Reflection.Extensions" version="4.0.0" />
        <dependency id="System.Runtime" version="4.0.20" />
        <dependency id="System.Runtime.Extensions" version="4.0.10" />
        <dependency id="System.Runtime.Numerics" version="4.0.0" />
        <dependency id="System.Runtime.Serialization.Primitives" version="4.0.10" />
        <dependency id="System.Text.Encoding" version="4.0.10" />
        <dependency id="System.Text.Encoding.Extensions" version="4.0.10" />
        <dependency id="System.Text.RegularExpressions" version="4.0.10" />
        <dependency id="System.Threading" version="4.0.10" />
        <dependency id="System.Threading.Tasks" version="4.0.10" />
        <dependency id="System.Xml.ReaderWriter" version="4.0.10" />
        <dependency id="System.Xml.XDocument" version="4.0.10" />
      </group>
    </dependencies>
  </metadata>
</package>

So this isn't true then...

This moniker is not directly tied to any specific version or framework capabilities, but rather is an indirect reference that tells NuGet: “this is the reference you should use if it supports the framework and runtime capabilities that you have”. The NuGet client will then investigate that reference to determine what features and frameworks it supports. This process continues until the NuGet client resolves the exact features supported by the dotnet reference and will then apply it if and only if it matches the features and requirements of your project. The dotnet moniker can be referenced by .NET Framework 4.5 and later derived framework versions including Xamarin Android and Xamarin iOS.

http://blog.nuget.org/20150729/Introducing-nuget-uwp.html

As far as I can tell dotnet is useless. It hides portable-* for win8/wp8/wpa81/net45 so the assembly in dotnet has to be compatible with all those targets.

Going to fix the blog