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Economy => Speculation => Topic started by: Elwar on May 05, 2013, 09:59:13 PM

Title: Predictions for the required May 15 upgrade to 0.8.1
Post by: Elwar on May 05, 2013, 09:59:13 PM

At the top of the forum it shows:
All users of Bitcoin-Qt/bitcoind versions 0.7.2 and earlier are required to upgrade to 0.8.1 or apply a manual workaround by May 15.

What do you think will happen on May 15?

Title: Re: Predictions for the required May 15 upgrade to 0.8.1
Post by: Birdy on May 05, 2013, 10:02:06 PM

Those who are new already have the 0.8.1 version, those who are longer on board should have some clue about this.
So I think there will be a bit of trouble, but not that much.

Title: Re: Predictions for the required May 15 upgrade to 0.8.1
Post by: Tirapon on May 05, 2013, 10:02:44 PM

I think the previous fork will have raised enough awareness about the issue

Title: Re: Predictions for the required May 15 upgrade to 0.8.1
Post by: Elwar on May 05, 2013, 10:04:21 PM

Quote from: Tirapon on May 05, 2013, 10:02:44 PM

I think the previous fork will have raised enough awareness about the issue

I hope so...I can see a few people posting about transaction problems.

Though people who do not visit this site will have no clue about it so we may not even know if someone is having trouble.

Title: Re: Predictions for the required May 15 upgrade to 0.8.1
Post by: BitcoinAshley on May 05, 2013, 10:43:59 PM

It is my understanding that those using the 0.7.2 or earlier clients will receive a warning dialogue box if they fail to upgrade in time, alerting them of the issue.

Title: Re: Predictions for the required May 15 upgrade to 0.8.1
Post by: Tirapon on May 05, 2013, 10:49:24 PM

Quote from: BitcoinAshley on May 05, 2013, 10:43:59 PM

It is my understanding that those using the 0.7.2 or earlier clients will receive a warning dialogue box if they fail to upgrade in time, alerting them of the issue.

Yeah didn't that happen last time? When the chain forked I seem to remember getting a warning pop up in the client.

Title: Re: Predictions for the required May 15 upgrade to 0.8.1
Post by: keewee on May 06, 2013, 12:06:54 AM

It doesn't show if you have the header collapsed. This is the first I've heard of it. Fortunately I have already upgraded