Release notes: add info about segwit and null dummy soft forks #8943
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harding
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Oct 17, 2016
- Segwit text primarily from https://bitcoincore.org/en/2016/06/24/segwit-next-steps/
- null dummy text partially from BIP147
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| Activation for the segwit soft fork is being managed using BIP9 versionbits. | ||
| The earliest activation date is set to 15 November 2016 (UTC) and |
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That's not technically correct, as it requires a signalling period and a fallow period (both 2016 blocks) after the start time (unless you assume 4032 blocks can be mined within 24 hours).
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Oh, indeed. What was I thinking. I'll edit.
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Nov 15th is the earliest date that signalling can start. Earliest activation is likely to be ~28 days/4032 blocks from the next retarget after 15th Nov (estimated to be 20th Nov). I would hazard to be so specific.
| its versionbit is bit 1. | ||
| Activation for the segwit soft fork is being managed using BIP9 | ||
| versionbits. Segwit's version bit is bit 1, and nodes will begin | ||
| tracking which blocks signal support for segwit on 15 November 2016 |
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Still not technically correct. Tracking will start from the first retarget after the 15th.
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Ok. I'll edit again. Sorry.
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(Please feel free to squash at merge time, or let me know and I'll squash everything on this branch.) |
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Thanks for writing this! ACK |
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ACK |