Technical Update: Steem 0.16.0 (RC4) is Available for Audit and Upgrading
One week ago we released Steem 0.16.0 (RC3) with expectation that it would be the final release. It has now been successfully deployed by more than 15 witnesses without issue.
Today we have tagged Steem 0.16.0 (RC4) and merged it into the master branch making it the absolute final release for version 0.16.0. Future versions will increment the version number. RC3 and RC4 are fully compatible.
Bug Fixes in this Release
We have fixed a few stability issues between RC3 and RC4 and also added a soft-fork to prevent network spamming. We ask that all witnesses consider upgrading to adopt the stability enhancements and prevent bandwidth abuse.
Schedule
The upgrade is still scheduled for 2016/12/06 16:00:00 UTC (11:00:00 EST).
The Steem 0.16.0 code may be found on GitHub here: https://github.com/steemit/steem/releases/tag/v0.16.0
Technical Notes
Please read the GitHub release for further technical documentation.
That network spamming fix, makes this final change well worth the time we spend on updating. Thank you.
FORK YEAH!
Thanks for the update! Im excited to see what the changes do for the price of steem and for the platform as a whole! :)
here's hoping for the best after the December 6 hardfork.
Steem On!
Looking forkward to it.
Very good. Awaiting next Tuesday with eager anticipation :)
Good to know this news!
Great news that it is confirmed. Thank you.
Seeeeh. Good news
good news!