The open-source implementation of
Microsoft's .net development platform is expected to be
released today.
Mono 2.0 features an open-source version of C# 3.0 and Language
Integrated Query (LINQ) for language-level integration with
SQL.
Mono allows developers to build and run .net-style desktop and
server applications for the Linux, OS X and Solaris operating
systems.
The full
roadmap for further Mono development work is available
online.