In software engineering, a project fork happens when developers take a copy of source code from one software package and start independent development on it, creating a distinct piece of software. The term often implies not merely a development branch, but a split in the developer community, a form of schism. Free and open source software is that which, by definition, may be forked from the original development team without prior permission without violating any copyright law.
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Stellar’s ‘decentralized’ blockchain crashed for 2 hours and nobody realized
Stellar has a problem with cascading failure, and it's really only a small group of people validating the network even realize ...
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4 things that concern Vitalik Buterin about moving Ethereum to Proof-of-Stake
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin took to Reddit to discuss some of the biggest roadblocks ahead the network’s transition ...
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Bitcoin wallet Electrum hit by DoS attack from 140,000-strong botnet
A sophisticated botnet is attacking popular cryptocurrency wallet Electrum, apparently to push users into installing malware, ...
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Hackers fix 20 security flaws in cryptocurrency-related platforms in 2 weeks
Seven cryptocurrency-related companies paid hackers to patch 20 software bugs in the past two weeks alone, including Stellar, ...
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Ethereum insiders deny there’s only one computer keeping a copy of its blockchain
After Ethereum's most recent fork, the cryptocurrency community learned of its special "big, scary nodes," and immediately ...
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4 cryptocurrency Twitter takes you really need to read
Did you miss these hot Twitter takes from cryptocurrency insiders? Hard Fork has you covered, we wouldn't let them go to ...
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Research: Ethereum’s new economic model not ‘lucrative enough’ to keep it secure
Ethereum is switching consensus styles, and blockchain researchers aren't convined it's proposed economic model is going ...
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Ethereum is forking again – here's what you need to know
The Ethereum community is today getting ready for two upgrades to its blockchain, following various security-related delays. ...
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The pros, cons, and taboo nature of enforcing smaller Bitcoin blocks
Bitcoin Core developer Luke Dashjr has a suggestion: decrease the size limit of Bitcoin's blocks to make it easier for new ...
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Italian court forces BitGrail CEO to repay $170M in ‘lost’ cryptocurrency
An Italian judge has reportedly ordered Francesco Firano, CEO of shady cryptocurrency exchange BitGrail, to repay the $170M ...
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Ballsy mobile devs can now monetize their games with cryptocurrency
Mobile games made with the Unity engine can now support earning, spending, and tipping cryptocurrency thanks to a new SDK. ...
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Here's an explainer about soft forks you'll actually understand
In this article, Hard Fork is going to take a look at what soft forks are, and how they work.
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Ethereum devs reschedule Constantinople hard fork for late Feb
Ethereum core developers have now said they will activate the proposed Constantinople upgrade in late February.
