Got word of this story of Novell purchasing Ximian.
It remains to see what this means for Mono, but for now Novell claims they will support its development:
"Open source pioneer brings Linux management and desktop productivity offerings to Novell cross-platform services -- Ximian's Linux leadership and expertise teams with Novell to accelerate development of open source-based solutions and help drive wider adoption of Linux in the enterprise -- Novell reiterates support of key Ximian-sponsored GNOME and Mono open source projects"