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@@ -300,47 +300,11 @@ A: There is a sample file called `DbClient' in gtk-sharp/samples that you
    gtk-sharp/sample/DbClient, where there is a GTK# application that uses 
    System.Data. It does not use DataAdapter, but DataReader though.
 
-<a name="winforms"></a>
-** Mono and WinForms
-
-Q: Can you tell me why aren't you implementing WinForms?. 
-
-A: (This is based in an original mail to mono-list written by Miguel de
-   Icaza. You should read it for completion, but the core part is here).
-   
-   First, Windows.Forms is packed with quirks and is not that great of a 
-   toolkit in the first place. Up to the point of the unconfirmed rumor 
-   that Microsoft is working on a replacement for it. 
-
-   Once the runtime is done, we will very likely start contributing to
-   the Gtk# project ourselves, and we will likely start doing feasibility
-   work on getting Mono used by Gnome developers: full gnome apps and
-   extending existing applications.
-
-   Those interested in hacking on Windows.Forms are welcome to do so,
-   but Ximian will not likely look at it in the near future; if there is
-   enough demand, or I can be convinced that Windows.Forms is useful for
-   something Ximian might re-evaluate our resource allocation for this
-   task.
-
-   By doing native ports, we could use the same API on all those systems. 
-   Also, Gtk is mature enough, we know this because we have built an entire
-   desktop (and all sorts of very window system-specific hacks), and we
-   have built a bunch of productivity applications with it. 
-
-Q: What about VCL?.
-
-   Someone mentioned VCL. The only problem with the VCL is that it can
-   only be used for GPL applications (or I guess you could license it from
-   Borland for your app), and would have to be ported from Delphi to C# 
-   (or someone would have to write a CIL compiler for it).
-
-Q: What about doing something like the eclipse project (www.eclipse.org)? 
-
-A: The Eclipse toolkit is not a general purpose toolkit.  It will require a
-   lot of work before it is such a thing.  It is a toolkit used to
-   implement a development environment.
+Q: Do you have an estimate for when Windows.Forms will be released?
 
+A: We do not know, volunteers are working on this, but there is no set
+   date yet.  The current approach is using the Wine Library to implement
+   it.
 
 <a name="msft"></a>
 ** Mono and Microsoft