May 19, 2010 
The WordPress 3.0 release date is just around the corner. We’re nearing the end of the 3.0 project schedule. Keep up with WordPress development updates at: http://wpdevel.wordpress.com/. There you can check out the agendas for the weekly developer chats as well as suggest agenda items. You can also search the dev updates and subscribe by email. We will also be keeping you up to date with all the latest here at http://wpmu.org. Make sure you’re subscribed! We’ll make sure that you know what to expect and how to get upgraded smoothly.
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Thanks for informatrion. I can hardly wait to go version 3.0
Quick question – are there any compatibility issues from providing a multi-blog feature in WordPress 3.0? How will the unification of WordPress-MU and WordPress in WordPress 3.0 provide an upgrade path for users of older versions?
Didn’t we just see 2.9.x come out recently this year? Or was it late last year? Hmmm… it seems to be too soon. Is this on a 6-month cycle? I have only been using WP for a year, so have only upgraded once, from 2.8 to 2.9. So what are the new things we might be expecting in the 3.x release?:) Got a link?