new: Gridcoin version 3.6.0.1 -> MANDATORY -> security fixes -> V8 stake engine: at block #1010000
>>> Gridcoin version 3.6.0.1 is available!
Keep in mind:
- before you upgrade, make a !backup
For Windows users specifically:
- the new Windows installer 3.6.0.1 is soon downloadable from here,
- or you can update from within your Windows client
All other users (Linux, Mac, ...):
- can find the source code here, OR:
- upgrade from their used location (e.g. package managers, once the responsible person for those package managers made the new version available)
Changes in this version are (more detailed here, changelog, commit and forum):
added:
- V8 stake engine: set to start producing V8 blocks at block 1010000. This fixes several security issues, see wiki for details.
- Blocks can now carry identification from the "org" argument/configuration option
- Add "reorganize" RPC command
changed:
- Improved security on NeuralNet votes, #496
- Berkeley DB V6+ compatibility, #451
- Improved poll loading speeds, #497
- Versions now contain the git hash, #500
- Improved RPC help. It now supports "execute help" and "list help", #512
- Voting is now integrated in wallet as a tab and cleaned up, #416
- Improve low-peer mining ability on testnet
- Improve poll error message when low on funds, #415
- Code cleanup
Removed
- Remove RPC commands:
- DAO, #486
- volatilecode, testnet0917, testboinckey, chainrsa, testcpidv2, testcpid, windows error report disabling, list betatest, fDebug4/fDebug5 flags
Fixed
Please tell us when you experience problems!
- e.g. in our bugtracker (forum, reddit, IRC, slack, telegram (can be accessed via IRC also), twitter, ...)
As mentioned here and in the wiki:
It's against decentralization... sad news...
I dont think it will make a huge difference, we will see but i reckon if you have been solo for a while it wont be worth the effort to go back to a pool
further info here:
Windows & R-Pi nodes updated without issues