SVN commits:

• #6221: Introducing db_insert() and db_update(), with immediate usage in
  wp_insert_post().
  • (Later renamed to just “insert()” and “update()” in #6238.
  • Update also takes an array of column value pairs as of #6239)
• #6213 & #6214: jquery for list manipulation. Round one, fight. Props mdawaffe. fixes
  #4805
  Huge number of changes for moving to jquery
• WPMU #1069: Merge with WP 2.3 - testing use only!

Trac Tickets:

• #5183: General Meta-Data Table ( follow-up to mailing list discussion )
• #5149: Search everything (or almost everything)
• #5174: If plugin details cleared while activated, “impossible” to deactivate

IRC / mailing list subjects:

• Wordpress minor versions changing things for no reason, why?
• Plugin zip problem on wordpress.org
  Discussion on changing plugin directory packaging