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[[hard_forks]] [[hard_forks]]
==== Hard Forks ==== Hard Forks
In <<forks>> we looked((("consensus rules", "hard forks", id="consensus-hard-fork")))((("forks", "hard forks", id="forks-hard")))((("hard forks", id="hard-forks"))) at how In <<forks>> we looked((("consensus rules", "hard forks", "explained", id="consensus-hard-fork")))((("forks", "hard forks", "explained", id="forks-hard")))((("hard forks", "explained", id="hard-forks"))) at how
the Bitcoin network may briefly diverge, with two parts of the network the Bitcoin network may briefly diverge, with two parts of the network
following two different branches of the blockchain for a short time. We following two different branches of the blockchain for a short time. We
saw how this process occurs naturally, as part of the normal operation saw how this process occurs naturally, as part of the normal operation
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transactions. Even if block 8b does not contain any foocoin transactions. Even if block 8b does not contain any foocoin
transactions, the miners on the "a" chain cannot process it. To them it transactions, the miners on the "a" chain cannot process it. To them it
appears to be an invalid block, as its parent "7b" is not recognized as a appears to be an invalid block, as its parent "7b" is not recognized as a
valid block. ((("consensus rules", "hard forks", "explained", startref="consensus-hard-fork")))((("forks", "hard forks", "explained", startref="forks-hard")))((("hard forks", "explained", startref="hard-forks")))valid block.
==== Hard Forks: Software, Network, Mining, and Chain ==== Hard Forks: Software, Network, Mining, and Chain
For ((("software forks", id="software-fork")))((("network forks", id="network-fork")))((("mining forks", id="mining-fork")))((("chain forks", id="chain-fork")))software For ((("software forks", id="software-fork")))((("network forks", id="network-fork")))((("mining forks", id="mining-fork")))((("chain forks", id="chain-fork")))((("consensus rules", "hard forks", "types of", id="consensus-hard-fork")))((("forks", "hard forks", "types of", id="forks-hard")))((("hard forks", "types of", id="hard-forks")))software
developers, the term "fork" has another meaning, adding confusion to the developers, the term "fork" has another meaning, adding confusion to the
term "hard fork." In open source software, a fork occurs when a group of term "hard fork." In open source software, a fork occurs when a group of
developers choose to follow a different software roadmap and start a developers choose to follow a different software roadmap and start a
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while old miners will mine a separate chain based on the old rules. The while old miners will mine a separate chain based on the old rules. The
partitioned network will make it so that the miners operating on partitioned network will make it so that the miners operating on
separate consensus rules won't likely receive each other's blocks, as separate consensus rules won't likely receive each other's blocks, as
they are connected to two separate ((("consensus rules", "hard forks", startref="consensus-hard-fork")))((("forks", "hard forks", startref="forks-hard")))((("hard forks", startref="hard-forks")))((("software forks", startref="software-fork")))((("network forks", startref="network-fork")))((("mining forks", startref="mining-fork")))((("chain forks", startref="chain-fork")))networks. they are connected to two separate ((("software forks", startref="software-fork")))((("network forks", startref="network-fork")))((("mining forks", startref="mining-fork")))((("chain forks", startref="chain-fork")))((("consensus rules", "hard forks", "types of", startref="consensus-hard-fork")))((("forks", "hard forks", "types of", startref="forks-hard")))((("hard forks", "types of", startref="hard-forks")))networks.
==== Diverging Miners and Difficulty ==== Diverging Miners and Difficulty