Mono 1.9

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.

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)