So… when's this happening? Bukkit's good to go for 1.8.

No its not, they have a working program but its not stable enough for them to recommend it yet.

They're using it on the Reddit servers, no?

http://forums.bukkit.org/threads/1-8-released-today.36521/ gibe 1.8 i repot u

1.8 was released 5 days ago but the recommended bukkit build has yet to be released and the server will not be updated until then deal with it — Sikandar 2011/09/19 18:06

there are still some hardcore bugs. ive heard of servers crashing whenever someone opens a chest or jumps, shit like that needs to be worked out first. — vlad