The developers of Ethereum with optimism waiting for hard forks Byzantium
On 6 October the main developers of the Ethereum gathered for a final meeting before the first part of the update Metropolis, which is scheduled for October 16-17.
The meeting was held via Google Hangouts at 17.00 Moscow time, and the discussion focused question that all clients Ethereum has updated their software at the same time to avoid any unintentional branching network. To ensure that the fork has occurred across all nodes evenly, customers must include the required changes that accompany the update, called Byzantium, c триггерjv at unit 4 370 000, which will mark the formal transition to the new code.
Once completed, hardwork will make the network faster with fewer data restrictions. Furthermore, Byzantium is the first of two parts of a larger Metropolis updates, which will enhance security measures and to implement a new feature, marking the beginning of improved privacy online.
Despite the fact that the past update was very difficult, according to the meeting, the developers expect a release on all major customers will be fully ready by next week. The most popular network client Go Ethereum (Geth) has already published its release. In addition, given that the deadline could be a problem for developers, clients, core team of Ethereum, believes that a later release will also contribute to update, Recalling it.
The meeting identified a small technical fault. For example, it was found that some client developers forgot to test their software on the subject of lower difficulty of mining, which will be presented at the Byzantium.
Although not scheduled any more meetings to fork, the developers do not exclude the possibility of other discussions in the case of an emergency. The Chairman of the meeting, Hudson Jameson (Jameson Hudson) concluded:
- "We'll talk about hard forks, if something goes wrong, and if all goes well, we'll meet the 20 th [October]".
