EF Core is not Standard 2.0

[benCoomes]

This page states:

EF Core is a .NET Standard 2.0 library. So EF Core requires a .NET implementation that supports .NET Standard 2.0 to run. EF Core can also be referenced by other .NET Standard 2.0 libraries.

However, EF Core 6 targets .NET 6. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/ef/core/what-is-new/ef-core-6.0/plan#supported-platforms

EF Core 4 and 5 are also not built on Standard 2.0. This could lead developers to believe that they can use newer versions of EF Core in .NET Framework apps, when they actually can't.

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• ID: 1148f8f6-dac1-567f-81d8-aaaaf91b3ebc
• Version Independent ID: f58fcb81-a0a9-b042-72bb-f4823b097f63
• Content: Installing Entity Framework Core - EF Core
• Content Source: entity-framework/core/get-started/overview/install.md
• Product: entity-framework
• Technology: entity-framework-core
• GitHub Login: @bricelam
• Microsoft Alias: avickers