Looks like Ethereum will be hard forked... again.

[vlom]

Jeffrey Wilcke: "I've begun work on a Gas Price HF in case that's the route we want to take"

Source: https://twitter.com/jeffehh/status/784318008592183298

I don't think that attacks on Ethereum network will stop and that is why it is going to be hard forked for the 2nd time.

i don't get it. why indicates this tweet an other eth hf?

I've begun work on a Gas Price HF in case that's the route we want to take #ethereum

[Turbo2]

For the uneducated;

This fork will actually be GOOD. It is to prevent future attacks against the network/project and nothing else....

Consider it a security update 

[Minecache]

For the uneducated;

This fork will actually be GOOD. It is to prevent future attacks against the network/project and nothing else....

Consider it a security update 

Yes but that doesn't stop the snowflake dramaqueens desperately trying to spread their hatefilled FUD.

As I said MODS please lock down this thread. It's pure BS shitpost from an well know troll with vindictive barber.

[spartak_t]

How many times has Bitcoin been hardforked? I wouldn't worry about it to be honest.

Bitcoin was never hard forked...

I could have sworn there was at minimum one due to a bug, I will have to look into it to be sure but I think it has.

Yes two: here is a theymos quote on it "

I think that the only two hardforks were:
- The change in the version message which took effect on February 20, 2012 after two years of advance notice.
- BIP 50

The other changes are all softforks.

You've missed one reply:

I think that the only two hardforks were:
- The change in the version message which took effect on February 20, 2012 after two years of advance notice.

This is a hardfork of the P2P protocol, but not the blockchain.  If you setup a protocol adapter (e.g. a node hacked to change its version handshake to bring the old behavior back) a prior release should still sync the chain... though it's been a while since I've done this.

- BIP 50

Sort of a mixed bag there, you can actually take a pre BIP-50 node and fully sync the blockchain, I last did this with 0.3.24 a few months ago. It just will not reliably handle reorgs involving large blocks unless you change the BDB config too. So it's debatable if this is a hard fork either, since it's quasi-non-deterministic. There were prior bugs fixed where older versions would get stuck and stop syncing the chain before that too...

So I think by a really strong definition of creating a blockchain which violates the rules mandated by prior versions we have never had a hardfork.

I'm not a coder, but I've been told by a Bitcoin core developer that BTC has never been hard forked. And I trust the guy.

[glerant]

I wonder how long it will be until the fizz runs out and they go POP!

[Minecache]

How many times has Bitcoin been hardforked? I wouldn't worry about it to be honest.

Bitcoin was never hard forked...

I could have sworn there was at minimum one due to a bug, I will have to look into it to be sure but I think it has.

Yes two: here is a theymos quote on it "

I think that the only two hardforks were:
- The change in the version message which took effect on February 20, 2012 after two years of advance notice.
- BIP 50

The other changes are all softforks.

You've missed one reply:

I think that the only two hardforks were:
- The change in the version message which took effect on February 20, 2012 after two years of advance notice.

This is a hardfork of the P2P protocol, but not the blockchain.  If you setup a protocol adapter (e.g. a node hacked to change its version handshake to bring the old behavior back) a prior release should still sync the chain... though it's been a while since I've done this.

- BIP 50

Sort of a mixed bag there, you can actually take a pre BIP-50 node and fully sync the blockchain, I last did this with 0.3.24 a few months ago. It just will not reliably handle reorgs involving large blocks unless you change the BDB config too. So it's debatable if this is a hard fork either, since it's quasi-non-deterministic. There were prior bugs fixed where older versions would get stuck and stop syncing the chain before that too...

So I think by a really strong definition of creating a blockchain which violates the rules mandated by prior versions we have never had a hardfork.

I'm not a coder, but I've been told by a Bitcoin core developer that BTC has never been hard forked. And I trust the guy.

Lolz. Of course you're not a coder. Hence the hysterical over dramatic shitposts about every slightest down in ETH. Note to all readers: spartak_nt will never post anything positive. He is a defeatist. Just look at the haircut his barber happily gave him.

[spartak_t]

.. and that comes from a red-painted arrant ETH shill who promotes ponzi schemes.

[Mzie]

It's a different type of fork. Everyone supports this

actually not everyone supports this

[schnib]

where can i read something about the fork ? when will it be ?

[spartak_t]

where can i read something about the fork ? when will it be ?

It's still uncertain if there will be a hard fork, but it will most likely happen.

[Hueristic]

This is starting to become a joke, they might get away with it again but anything further then it will really hurt them or maybe not, people seem to be okay with the previous one, myself I am dead against this path it just mocks the whole idea.

...or they may find investor such as this guy: http://yixes.com/two-burglars-sodomized-for-five-days-straight-after-breaking-into-the-house-of-notorious-gay-rpist/

ROTFLMFAO! Karma's a Bitch!

I expect many more ETH forks..

Fork is used as a buzzword right now, a fork doesn't have to be a bad thing if done correctly.

Forking for coin distribution is the no no, the blockchain is sacrosanct.

[btcxyzzz]

And they basically went to bed with the banks.

Would be good if you can elaborate on that. It's more like Bitcoin went to bed with banks than Ethereum IMO.

[mining1]

Protocol upgrade / optimisation is always welcome. These kind of updates are always good, and most likely etc community will hf aswell, even tho they are not at risk (i suspect chandler gao & friends to be responsible for the attacks, both because ethereum is a competitor to BTC and also because he probably dumped ETH for ETC as a speculation and manipulation action ).
Also, there are 2 kind of hardforks: 1. HF to upgrade and optimise protocol, like the one from frontier to homestead, and
2. Controversial HF, like the one with the dao exploit, where 95%+ of community decided HF is the way.
Nothing uncommon or out of place about protocol upgrade hardforks, only those that hate ethereum won't "support" a possible hardfork, not that their opinion would matter, they don't own any eth to start with.
P.S : dollface, you didn't really had to make another photo, you could just modify the existing one in paint and cover that gone wrong haircut

[mining1]

And they basically went to bed with the banks.

Would be good if you can elaborate on that. It's more like Bitcoin went to bed with banks than Ethereum IMO.

Do you have any expectations from spartak ? Any good news that come out of ethereum space will be twisted and turned around by Dollface and present them as negative news. If santander decides to release cash backed tokens on the public ethereum chain then it would be really a WIN for blockchain community in general, not just only for ethereum. But he's so jealous he'd say santander controls ethereum, if it comes to that.
Plus, it's not like they can be stopped from releasing cash backed tokens on ethereum public chain if they decide to do so, but he didn't think that far yet, let him catch up.

[bbc.reporter]

This new hard fork proposal is ok because it is attempting to fix bugs in the platform. The first hard fork was not because the reason for it was to tweak the transaction history.

I cannot blame if some clueless people brand a new Ethereum hard fork with the old one. Or maybe this is another failed attempt to spread FUD. The bigger concern here is the emergence of exit schemes or scams. But I will make a new thread for my Ethereum exit scam theory tomorrow and discuss it there.

[spartak_t]

And they basically went to bed with the banks.

Would be good if you can elaborate on that. It's more like Bitcoin went to bed with banks than Ethereum IMO.

Ethereum is still experimental technology, yet news are popping every now and then on how the banks are testing it. EF also did a bailout with the HF, which is something that a bank will do, not a decentralized cryptocurrency.

[Gyrsur]

HAHA...