I absolutely agree with you - Mono is far more than a shallow copy of .NET that most people consider it. It provides different (and often better) implementations of the same functions, and functionality above and beyond the .NET Framework.

I too design and code for .NET/Mono compatibility, and still get excited when an assembly coded on one runs flawlessly on another (most times with re-compilation!).

Many thanks for your efforts in packaging and developing Mono tools for Windows.