RE: Steem 0.8.0 Released

[smooth]

If the majority of the witnesses upgrade by that date the hard fork will go into effect

According to this post, "It takes 2/3 majority to change the software rules behind Steem. So everyone can rest assured that any change to the protocol will be thoroughly vetted and supported"

Is it a majority, or a 2/3 majority, and why?

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[abit]

According to the code, a hard fork will only happen/execute if

1. scheduled time has come or has passed, AND
2. at least 17 active block producers in last round approved the hard fork (which will include at least 15 of the top-19 witnesses if not count voting changes in, and 15/21 = 71.4%).