So it will be some takeover here?
Ahoy mateys! Grab your scrypt miners and get ready to take over! It's ON. Fork is LIVE.
Get the updated source:
git clone
https://github.com/funkshelper/42.gitOptional: Add this node:
174.129.89.163
(should be automatic but you can add to 42.conf)
This should put you on track to start mining reduced reward blocks. .00024 instead of .00042
WHY WOULD I WANT TO DO THIS?
If you want the value of a 42 coin to go up and possibly remain above zero for as long as another year, you would want to start mining on this branch. You also might want to keep the coins you are mining and have them not evaporate: when the fork goes through, blocks mined on the "losing" fork will be useless. This is a rare chance for those miners who are paying attention to get a much larger return in the changeover as they grab all the next blocks until somebody notices what's going on.
WHY WOULD I NOT WANT TO DO THIS?
You might just want to sell the 42coin you are mining immediately at today's prices and then go somewhere else. You might be sleeping.
WHATS GOING ON?
If you've never seen a protocol fork before, don't worry and enjoy the show. There is no possibility of change of ownership of existing coin, or danger to block chain integrity. Some of us want to see the reward per block drop to an eventual limit at 42 coins, and we will point our miners at the updated source to indicate that. This is what happens on a block chain with any protocol change, regardless of whether it was updated in a main repo or not. Democracy in action! We are still asking nicely for an update in the main repo.
If you are a pool operator or miner on either fork, please post some nodeinfo and battle stories. Baruk Khazad!
Please take a look at the discussion in the github.com/fortytwo42/42/ repo if you want more details.
The specific commit and pull request are linked earlier in this thread.
