You maybe right. I read somewhere that they have spread the source code to multiple repositories, not just one and also I got such "assumption" when I saw few updates.
theymos: when will you launch the new forum?
A few updates.
It's coming. Data migration + server ops setup these days.
The configuration for this would be much desirable for the creator of the theme. As the development of the forum is progressing, we are on the Admin and Moderation side of things now. This is good input and it would be a decision from the Bitcointalk staff.
I can't really say but I will say that we're close.
It's a general purpose forum that's intended to compete with others. Once the theme engine is in place, we'll be able to get more involvement from the public. For now, you can check out the source. On top of that a beta is being evaluated with the staff at this point so please sit tight.