The 2.8 release is almost ready. I've got one feature left to merge, and a few things about existing features to tweak. Then it will, as always, enter a release candidate stage where more tweaks will happen, giving time to translators to submit translations, etc.
I had planned 2 more big features for 2.8, and came up with one more spontanously, but they can wait. I need the mental checkpoint of a stable release.