Well, this is surprising isn't it? Microsoft are handing over the Mono Project to the Wine developers with a thank you note.
  •  Gamma   ( @GammaGames@beehaw.org ) English
    17•17 days ago

    as in “your fork is official now, we have our own compatability in .net and there’s no need to maintain it”

    The recognition is nice, but there hadn’t been a major release in over 5 years. I’d guess the outcome is mostly paperwork