By my underatanding things are moving ahead nicely with a rocksDB module implimentation. Using rocksDB (the DB standing for DataBase) will allow the system to store vast amounts of data on the hard drive, which up to now had been floating around RAM. This large amount of RAM required and (growing with the blockchain's growth) had been increasing the cost of running a seed and/or witness nodes. Running things with the rocksDB Module (MIRA) will drastically reduce server costs and increase the decentralization of the network with more nodes coming online.
Because of the module nature of MIRA it does not require a Hard Fork and running with or without it will not make a node uncompatable with the rest of the network, so can decide to make the upgrade at their own choosing.
Thanks fam! It sounds like more people are going to be able to get closely involved with the blockchain. I don't think this affects me directly but others will be happy!
It will probably ensure the network's survival. That affects us all. 🖒
WOW! Thank goodness somebody did that, and saved us all. Maybe it should have been done sooner if it was so imperative!