Release notes draft attached, including a dedication to Scott (wasn't sure where to put that so I've just left it at the top) and contributors list. Let me know if you notice anything missing/incorrect.
Thanks for pulling this together.
I've also sent out the 3.1 migration guide for the reference manual, Richard has just merged the changes:
I see the review window is down to an hour before merging. Is code review by twitter the next new thing ; )
It was merged on the basis it was a good starter and followup patches are easy and very welcome.