- Make ``become`` plugin based. `pr #38861 <https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/38861>`_
- Introduce a ``live`` keyword to provide modules the ability to push intermediate (live) updates `pr #13620 <https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/13620>`_
- Add content_path for mazer installed content `pr #42867 <https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/42867/>`_
- Investigate what it will take to utilise the work performed by Mitogen maintainers. `pr #41749 <https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/41749>`_, `branch <https://github.com/jimi-c/ansible/tree/abadger-ansiballz-one-interpreter>`_ and talk to jimi-c
- Provide sane connection defaults by platform `ansible_platform` `proposal #77 <https://github.com/ansible/proposals/issues/77>`_
- Refactor connection/shell/action/terminal/become plugins to allow looser coupling and more mix-and-match behaviour.(nitzmahone)
- Investigate performance improvements in using threads as opposed to forks `branch from jimi-c
- Jinja native types will allow for users to render a Python native type. `pr #32738 <https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/32738>`_
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- Include feature changes and improvements
- Create new argument ``apply`` that will allow for included tasks to inherit explicitly provided attributes. `pr #39236 <https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/39236>`_
- Create "private" functionality for allowing vars/default sot be exposed outside of roles. `pr #41330 <https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/41330>`_
- Create "private" functionality for allowing vars/default to be exposed outside of roles. `pr #41330 <https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/41330>`_
- Provide a parameter for the ``template`` module to output to different encoding formats `pr