[quote=Aragorn]
Also, bad news about bukkit. They got issued a DMCA takedown. They may not survive.
[/quote]

Bukkit is owned by Mojang, so I don't think it's going anywhere.

[url=https://storify.com/lukegb/the-tale-of-bukkit-for-minecraft-1-8]Link[/url]

1.8 is coming, presumably within the next week or so like I initially thought.