I’ve posted some of the process that I use over at On Web Apps:
http://onwebapps.com/how-to-upgrade-wordpress-across-multiple-blogs/

Not 100% of the system by any means, but part of the equation.

I’d rate myself as super-interested…

I would really appreciate seeing and possibly using your scripts if you would be so kind

I’m just beginning to blog more using WordPress and I am starting to handle multiple WP blogs for clients.

The repetitive manual process work to keep them concurrent with plug-ins and the like is already starting to get to me even at this early stage

I haven’t done anything in Ruby before, but I have a good basic knowledge of programming, Java, PHP, so if I can assist your efforts to extend and enhance the scripts in exchange for having use of the scripts?

thanks and warm regards,

Bradley C Hughes