At this time MS and the Mono project seem to be enjoying cordial relations. That is subject to change at MS's whim. They can also change the spec of VB.Net at will; Mono would then have to catch up.
>Have you looked at this? Note VB 8 is listed.
http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page>
>>FWIW C# is an ECMA standard language, VB.Net is proprietary.
Regards. Al
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