When should we put an Assembly into GAC?

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I would like to know practically what kind of Assembly should we put in GAC.

Case 1. If in my Solution multiple project uses log4net.dll then should it be part of GAC?

Case 2. If I have multiple application deployed in a machine each using log4net.dll is this the reason enough to put log4net.dll into GAC?

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