Metadium to master

.github/CODEOWNERS

@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 # Lines starting with '#' are comments.
 # Each line is a file pattern followed by one or more owners.
 
-accounts/usbwallet              @karalabe
-accounts/scwallet               @gballet
-accounts/abi                    @gballet
-cmd/clef                        @holiman
-cmd/puppeth                     @karalabe
-consensus                       @karalabe
-core/                           @karalabe @holiman @rjl493456442
-dashboard/                      @kurkomisi
-eth/                            @karalabe @holiman @rjl493456442
-graphql/                        @gballet
-les/                            @zsfelfoldi @rjl493456442
-light/                          @zsfelfoldi @rjl493456442
-mobile/                         @karalabe @ligi
-p2p/                            @fjl @zsfelfoldi
-rpc/                            @fjl @holiman
-p2p/simulations                 @zelig @janos @justelad
-p2p/protocols                   @zelig @janos @justelad
-p2p/testing                     @zelig @janos @justelad
-signer/                         @holiman
-whisper/                        @gballet @gluk256
+# accounts/usbwallet              @karalabe
+# accounts/scwallet               @gballet
+# accounts/abi                    @gballet @MariusVanDerWijden
+# cmd/clef                        @holiman
+# cmd/puppeth                     @karalabe
+# consensus                       @karalabe
+# core/                           @karalabe @holiman @rjl493456442
+# eth/                            @karalabe @holiman @rjl493456442
+# eth/catalyst/                   @gballet
+# graphql/                        @gballet
+# les/                            @zsfelfoldi @rjl493456442
+# light/                          @zsfelfoldi @rjl493456442
+# mobile/                         @karalabe @ligi
+# node/                           @fjl @renaynay
+# p2p/                            @fjl @zsfelfoldi
+# rpc/                            @fjl @holiman
+# p2p/simulations                 @fjl
+# p2p/protocols                   @fjl
+# p2p/testing                     @fjl
+# signer/                         @holiman

.github/CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ Please make sure your contributions adhere to our coding guidelines:
 Before you submit a feature request, please check and make sure that it isn't 
 possible through some other means. The JavaScript-enabled console is a powerful 
 feature in the right hands. Please check our 
-[Wiki page](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/wiki) for more info
+[Geth documentation page](https://geth.ethereum.org/docs/) for more info
 and help.
 
 ## Configuration, dependencies, and tests
 
-Please see the [Developers' Guide](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/wiki/Developers'-Guide)
+Please see the [Developers' Guide](https://geth.ethereum.org/docs/developers/devguide)
 for more details on configuring your environment, managing project dependencies
 and testing procedures.

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md → .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.md

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-Hi there,
-
-Please note that this is an issue tracker reserved for bug reports and feature requests.
-
-For general questions please use the gitter channel or the Ethereum stack exchange at https://ethereum.stackexchange.com.
+---
+name: Report a bug
+about: Something with go-ethereum is not working as expected
+title: ''
+labels: 'type:bug'
+assignees: ''
+---
 
 #### System information
 
@@ -24,3 +26,5 @@ Commit hash : (if `develop`)
 ````
 [backtrace]
 ````
+
+When submitting logs: please submit them as text and not screenshots.

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature.md

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+name: Request a feature
+about: Report a missing feature - e.g. as a step before submitting a PR
+title: ''
+labels: 'type:feature'
+assignees: ''
+---
+
+# Rationale
+
+Why should this feature exist?
+What are the use-cases?
+
+# Implementation
+
+Do you have ideas regarding the implementation of this feature?
+Are you willing to implement this feature?

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/question.md

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+name: Ask a question
+about: Something is unclear
+title: ''
+labels: 'type:docs'
+assignees: ''
+---
+
+This should only be used in very rare cases e.g. if you are not 100% sure if something is a bug or asking a question that leads to improving the documentation. For general questions please use [discord](https://discord.gg/nthXNEv) or the Ethereum stack exchange at https://ethereum.stackexchange.com.

.gitmodules

@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 [submodule "tests"]
 	path = tests/testdata
 	url = https://github.com/ethereum/tests
+	shallow = true
+[submodule "evm-benchmarks"]
+	path = tests/evm-benchmarks
+	url = https://github.com/ipsilon/evm-benchmarks
+	shallow = true
 [submodule "rocksdb"]
 	path = rocksdb
 	url = https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb
+[submodule "etcd"]
+	path = etcd
+	url = https://github.com/metadium/etcd

.golangci.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # This file configures github.com/golangci/golangci-lint.
 
 run:
-  timeout: 2m
+  timeout: 20m
   tests: true
   # default is true. Enables skipping of directories:
   #   vendor$, third_party$, testdata$, examples$, Godeps$, builtin$