Hi PalmerEK,
regarding the block reward you are right. But there are also some other changes:
- changes seed nodes for initial connection
- secure SSH-Version for the compiled wallets
- based on the code of gjhiggins (with the nice difficulty chart within the wallet) ... but using the original graphics (logo, icons,...)
...
best regards,
peme
Great! All sound like good changes and none of them require a hard fork (except the block reward). Anyone wanting the new features can upgrade and anyone happy with their current wallet can keep it. The important thing here is there is no reason for anyone to sit on the sidelines "waiting" because the can do everything NOW that they will be able to do with the upgraded wallet. I will suggest forgetting the change to the reward system given the timing and the huge PITA it would create to manage the fork.
just my 50K MOON