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Named after trumpeter and vocalist Chet Baker.

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Fixes over 790 bugs.

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Faster; both admin interface and database have improved performance.

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One-click theme installation.

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New CodePress editor for themes and plugins.

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Plugins are no longer divided into active and inactive sections (although are marked as such)

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Widgets are easier to use

Widget editing on the fly

Drag and drop widgets between sidebars; edit all sidebars simultaneously

De-activate widget but save settings.

The full list of features and fixes in 2.8, including developer features and a new Widgets API: http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_2.8