I'll create a new branch pre-0.9, when it is on level with the 0.9 release we can move it to 0.9 and make it the default branch.
I will be so glad to get this done, I could have made dozens of other updates as there so many to work through but it has to move to autotools at some point, afterwards I'll go for some quick wins ...........
Not yet, we need to move up a release at a time, the code is really far out still, Bitcoin love to refactor again and again. Tried to add the modal interface to a 0.13 client today, by the time you've finished adding in the supporting changes you're well on your way to 0.14.
There are many updates and soft forks that we can apply on the way to segwit.
I do not think that there will be any shortage of exciting updates to the client on the way. Ideally we end up on par with Bitcoin.
When we get to 0.12 we can soft fork CSV, 0.13 as the soft fork for SegWit.
I think we overlooked the significance of what we are doing here tbh.While its a great development to have segwit activated on bitcoinplus its equally important/significant the upgrades we are getting along the way.This is a key point to make to our community too.This is more than a facelift to our codebase.Its a major overhaul just to get us to the point where we aree on a par with latest bitcoin developments
