Mono 1.9

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Mono 1.9 is the culmination of seven incremental updates to the 1.2 release. Known as 2.0 beta, the 1.9 release made the following changes:

   *  VB.NET compiler and runtime were released.
   * Windows.Forms 2.0 feature-complete.
   * 2.0 support completed for Web Services (Generics).
   * ASP.NET WebForms are complete (except for WebParts).
         o Support for ASP.NET AJAX. 
   * Release of Mono Migration Assistant.
   * C# 3.0 support and System.Core assembly
   * LINQ to Objects
   * LINQ to XML.
   * System.Media implemented.
   * HTTPS support in HttpListener.
   * 2.0 Socket API.
   * Improved fidelity and performance of System.Drawing, added support for Metafiles.
   * Mono's MSBuild is able to build projects.
   * SafeHandles and HandleRef support.
   * MIPS, Alpha ports and Solaris/amd64 ports.
   * Mono can now run without shared memory segments.
   * New Mono.DataConvert library
   * ADO.NET 2.0 updates, and support for output parameters on stored procedures.
   * installvst tool for installing ASP.NET starter kits.
   * New Sqlite bindings.
   * COM/XpCOM support.
   * Packages available for many popular applications.

[edit] Release notes

1. Mono 1.2.1 (http://www.go-mono.com/archive/1.2.1)
2. Mono 1.2.2 (http://www.go-mono.com/archive/1.2.2)
3. Mono 1.2.3 (http://www.go-mono.com/archive/1.2.3)
4. Mono 1.2.4 (http://www.go-mono.com/archive/1.2.4)
5. Mono 1.2.5 (http://www.go-mono.com/archive/1.2.5)
6. Mono 1.2.6 (http://www.go-mono.com/archive/1.2.6)
7. Mono 1.9 (2.0 beta) (http://www.go-mono.com/archive/1.9)