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[teddybeer]

This will be the game plan for the "big bang" as of now, executed at a time yet to be determined:

1. Windows and Mac OS X EGC v1.3 wallet links will be made public and the source code repository made public, allowing for downloads to begin.
2. All seednodes wallets, the block explorer, the faucet, and miscellaneous supporting wallets will be simultaneously stopped.
3. Snap shots of the blocchain will be made for historical purposes at the seednodes.
4. All supporting EGC v1.3 wallets (seednodes, block explorer, faucet, ect.) will be brought on-line.
5. Exchanges will be notified the version 1.3 wallet is available and urged to upgrade. All exchanges have been notified this event is forthcoming. DO NOT move any EGC to or from an exchange until it has been verified to be on the new protocol and on the correct blockchain.

I have the download links ready to post. I have the 2 EGC network seednodes, block explorer, faucet, and supporting version 1.3 wallets compiled and ready  for the time as of now. Crysx has been provided access to the private repository to download the v1.3 source code and build on the 5 granite network seednodes when he returns to his desk. None of these seednodes will be brought on-line with v1.3 until step number 4 in the above list.

The time this will occur at is still not determined. It will be conforming to crysx's schedule as his schedule is less flexible than mine. If you can not upgrade to EGC version 1.3 at this yet to be determined time, there is no cause for alarm. You only need to do it as soon as you can. DO NOT try to send or receive after this to be announced time with ANY wallet other than the soon to be released version 1.3 wallet.

As you may know by now, every effort was made to avoid this and I apologize for the time these matters have consumed of yours. Every possible effort is being made so this transition happens as seamlessly as possible and has minimal, if any, negative effects on the community. If you are uncertain of this impact on you, all you need to know is you must upgrade once v1.3 is made available before you try to send and receive EGC and do not send or receive EGC from or to an exchange until you see an announcement that the exchange has been verified.

Thank you all for your understanding of the necessity of these measures. The time of these events will be announced with as much forewarning as possible. I hope everyone is comfortable with the order of events I have laid out here. If you have any concerns or comments, please do not hesitate to ask or state them.

My wallet as of now is 1.2.1 and i have coins in it, how the new wallet procedure will be ? will i have to install new 1.3 wallet and transfer the coins, or just delete some files and upgrade it ?

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[EverGreenCoin]

My wallet as of now is 1.2.1 and i have coins in it, how the new wallet procedure will be ? will i have to install new 1.3 wallet and transfer the coins, or just delete some files and upgrade it ?

Delete some files and upgrade.

If you do wait until after the designated time and allow your old wallet to continue running past this time, you will have to resync to get on the correct blockchain when you upgrade. The old wallets will continue down an incorrect fork on the old protocol version.

You brought up a good point teddybeer, thank you for your question.

[teddybeer]

My wallet as of now is 1.2.1 and i have coins in it, how the new wallet procedure will be ? will i have to install new 1.3 wallet and transfer the coins, or just delete some files and upgrade it ?

Delete some files and upgrade.

If you do wait until after the designated time and allow your old wallet to continue running past this time, you will have to resync to get on the correct blockchain when you upgrade. The old wallets will continue down an incorrect fork on the old protocol version.

You brought up a good point teddybeer, thank you for your question.

Heh np

By the way how long ill be able to use 1.2.1 wallet for solo minting and also stake ?

[EverGreenCoin]

My wallet as of now is 1.2.1 and i have coins in it, how the new wallet procedure will be ? will i have to install new 1.3 wallet and transfer the coins, or just delete some files and upgrade it ?

Delete some files and upgrade.

If you do wait until after the designated time and allow your old wallet to continue running past this time, you will have to resync to get on the correct blockchain when you upgrade. The old wallets will continue down an incorrect fork on the old protocol version.

You brought up a good point teddybeer, thank you for your question.

Heh np

By the way how long ill be able to use 1.2.1 wallet for solo minting and also stake ?

Up until the time of the "big bang" when you will need a v1.3 wallet to do so. I am waiting for a response from crysx to establish this "big bang" time. He must have went to bed after his long travels.

EDIT: Please understand Crysx and I have a 13 hour time difference and his personal and professional obligations do not allow much flexibility sometimes.

[Gizfreak]

Is the new wallet version the reason why Bittrex's wallet is in maintenance mode?

[EverGreenCoin]

Is the new wallet version the reason why Bittrex's wallet is in maintenance mode?

Correct. They are on standby for the new wallet code.

[EverGreenCoin]

I have spoke with Crysx. We have agreed that ~8 hours from the time of this post (which would be 4 am EST) will be the tentative time of the "big bang". I say tentative only because if some issue should arise we may need to adjust. That said, there really should be no issue. I have the sequence of events mapped out throughly and all the pieces sitting ready to go. The code will be ready everywhere at that time and, minus the snap shots, it will be as simple as stopping one daemon (v1.2.1) and starting another (v1.3) on all the servers.
 
I realize that the 4 am EST time might be inconvenient for some people. Please understand this is a global project and no matter what time is chosen, it would be an inconvenient time for some.

Of course I will keep you all informed.

[Buds]

I have spoke with Crysx. We have agreed that ~8 hours from the time of this post (which would be 4 am EST) will be the tentative time of the "big bang". I say tentative only because if some issue should arise we may need to adjust. That said, there really should be no issue. I have the sequence of events mapped out throughly and all the pieces sitting ready to go. The code will be ready everywhere at that time and, minus the snap shots, it will be as simple as stopping one daemon (v1.2.1) and starting another (v1.3) on all the servers.
 
I realize that the 4 am EST time might be inconvenient for some people. Please understand this is a global project and no matter what time is chosen, it would be an inconvenient time for some.

Of course I will keep you all informed.

Good luck... I'm sure you have fully documented your change control and broken it down into 10min increments while also delegating tasks where appropriate and getting all the relevant signatures to proceed. 


Ready and waiting to compile and deploy to my nodes Captain...

[EverGreenCoin]

I have spoke with Crysx. We have agreed that ~8 hours from the time of this post (which would be 4 am EST) will be the tentative time of the "big bang". I say tentative only because if some issue should arise we may need to adjust. That said, there really should be no issue. I have the sequence of events mapped out throughly and all the pieces sitting ready to go. The code will be ready everywhere at that time and, minus the snap shots, it will be as simple as stopping one daemon (v1.2.1) and starting another (v1.3) on all the servers.
 
I realize that the 4 am EST time might be inconvenient for some people. Please understand this is a global project and no matter what time is chosen, it would be an inconvenient time for some.

Of course I will keep you all informed.

Good luck... I'm sure you have fully documented your change control and broken it down into 10min increments while also delegating tasks where appropriate and getting all the relevant signatures to proceed. 


Ready and waiting to compile and deploy to my nodes Captain...

haha! Many thanks for the chuckles!

Seriously, I have everything waiting. The post with download links in a tab, ready to post. The edited OP in a tab, ready to save. Shells open on all the EGC VPSs, ready to stop 1.2.1, snap shot the blockchain, and start 1.3 concurrently with Crysx and the granite network seednodes.

Actually, should be a 2-3 minute operation. I will get on social media and also start contacting the exchanges as soon as I see the network is operating sound, connections are being established, and both PoW and PoS blocks are rolling. These blocks will continue at present rate until the actual target block time hardfork at block 495000 witch should occur in about 36 hours roughly.

I greatly appreciate those of you that will be waiting for this time and populating the v1.3 network as soon as possible.

[Buds]

I have spoke with Crysx. We have agreed that ~8 hours from the time of this post (which would be 4 am EST) will be the tentative time of the "big bang". I say tentative only because if some issue should arise we may need to adjust. That said, there really should be no issue. I have the sequence of events mapped out throughly and all the pieces sitting ready to go. The code will be ready everywhere at that time and, minus the snap shots, it will be as simple as stopping one daemon (v1.2.1) and starting another (v1.3) on all the servers.
 
I realize that the 4 am EST time might be inconvenient for some people. Please understand this is a global project and no matter what time is chosen, it would be an inconvenient time for some.

Of course I will keep you all informed.

Good luck... I'm sure you have fully documented your change control and broken it down into 10min increments while also delegating tasks where appropriate and getting all the relevant signatures to proceed. 


Ready and waiting to compile and deploy to my nodes Captain...

haha! Many thanks for the chuckles!

Seriously, I have everything waiting. The post with download links in a tab, ready to post. The edited OP in a tab, ready to save. Shells open on all the EGC VPSs, ready to stop 1.2.1, snap shot the blockchain, and start 1.3 concurrently with Crysx and the granite network seednodes.

Actually, should be a 2-3 minute operation. I will get on social media and also start contacting the exchanges as soon as I see the network is operating sound, connections are being established, and both PoW and PoS blocks are rolling. These blocks will continue at present rate until the actual target block time hardfork at block 495000 witch should occur in about 36 hours roughly.

I greatly appreciate those of you that will be waiting for this time and populating the v1.3 network as soon as possible.

Sounds like you are more than prepared which is always a good thing...

I'm sure the entire EGC community appreciate all the hard work that both yourself and Crysx have put into this hardfork to maintain a stable and efficient network and it will definitely pay off in the long run...

[EverGreenCoin]

My apologies for having to do this but, I must postpone the big bang as Crysx is not in contact with me. He is not on skype, our normal mode of collaboration. The network will continue as is for the time being until I hear from him.

Sorry for doing this but I do not want to do this without all the seednodes in unison.

[EverGreenCoin]

Crysx is now in contact with me. He had some legal matters that took longer than expected. The big bang will proceed soon. Sorry for this delay.

[Buds]

Crysx is now in contact with me. He had some legal matters that took longer than expected. The big bang will proceed soon. Sorry for this delay.

Thanks for the update... hear from you in 2-3 mins then. 

[drofxafm]

Crysx is now in contact with me. He had some legal matters that took longer than expected. The big bang will proceed soon. Sorry for this delay.

Thanks for the update... hear from you in 2-3 mins then. 

And how many people are now constantly hitting refresh looking for the next update?

[EverGreenCoin]

Crysx is now in contact with me. He had some legal matters that took longer than expected. The big bang will proceed soon. Sorry for this delay.

Thanks for the update... hear from you in 2-3 mins then.  

And how many people are now constantly hitting refresh looking for the next update?

I apologize on Crysx's behalf. Apparently he missed some memos and is still compiling. Won't be much longer.

[EverGreenCoin]

Version 1.3 now available! Mandatory Upgrade!

EverGreenCoin Version 1.3 for Windows

EverGreenCoin Version 1.3 for Mac OS X

EverGreenCoin Version 1.3 for Linux

[EverGreenCoin]

The protocol change took place at block 491719

All seednodes are on the new protocol and version 1.3

[EverGreenCoin]

And I am seeing all kinds of "06/18/16 10:26:17 partner 198.27.81.25:42101 using obsolete version 70000; disconnecting" on the seednodes. They are rejecting the old wallets.

The block explorer is confirmed to be correct.

[EverGreenCoin]

Seeing some peers join in and both PoW and PoS blocks rolling. Everything appears to be in order.

[EverGreenCoin]

Version 1.3 now available! Mandatory Upgrade!

EverGreenCoin Version 1.3 for Windows

EverGreenCoin Version 1.3 for Mac OS X

EverGreenCoin Version 1.3 for Linux

The protocol upgrade looks to be a success! Please upgrade at your earliest convenience and do not attempt at moving any EGC until you have done so and verified you are on the correct blockchain. Do not move any EGC to or from an exchange until you see an announcement that the exchange has upgraded and has been verified.


Many thanks to Mammix, Crysx, and most of all, the EverGreenCoin community!