MiKTeX 2.8
Status
Development has started! See this
blog post, for more information.
The source code of the latest beta release can be downloaded here:.
You can boost 2.8 development by donating money! It will encourage me to give up
some spare time 
Any amount is appreciated. And if you like, I will put your name on this page.
Users who have donated:
George Necula, Dmitry Khovratovich, Dominik Wujastyk (€30),
Walter Kehowski (€25), Ed Pegg Jr, Pierre Bach (€50),
Bernardus Heijdra (€50), Bogdan Petrenko (€30), Ziya Sanal,
Stefan Pietschmann, Giovanni Vulpetti (€60), Ravi Shukla,
Ali Sinan Unur.
Thank you!
Please donate and look forward to the next MiKTeX release!
New features
The main new feature will be the integration of
LuaTeX into the MiKTeX distribution.
There are some other interesting features in the queue, which might be considered
for MiKTeX 2.8. Please see this page,
for an overview.