According to upstream, the Mono 2.6.x series is considered a stable LTS release [1], yet the ebuilds have been removed from the portage tree. Please bring back mono-2.6.7 and ebuilds of related packages (mono-debugger, xsp, etc.). Both Mono 2.8.x and the Mono 2.10.x series have serious issues plaguing my applications. [1] http://www.mono-project.com/Release_Notes_Mono_2.10 (see "Important Information About Mono 2.10") Reproducible: Always
If you see updated pages from: http://mono-project.com/Main_Page You will see 2.6.x branch is not being updated and, if I don't misremember, it even as security issues, you can also see distributions using and contributing to mono (like OpenSuSE) only providing 2.8, 2.10... If you go to http://www.go-mono.com/mono-downloads/download.html you will see 2.10 is the version to download, and 2.6.x are under "older"