Update copyright dates in the footer, add a summary to the top of feb20.

Per prior discussion in #bitcoin-dev, give the feb20 a tldr message
at the top. Also add a world clock link.
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Gregory Maxwell 2012-02-18 22:37:15 -05:00
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<footer> <footer>
<div class="inner"> <div class="inner">
<p> <p>
&copy; Bitcoin Project 2009&ndash;2011<br/> &copy; Bitcoin Project 2009&ndash;2012<br/>
Released under the <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/MIT/">MIT license</a> Released under the <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/MIT/">MIT license</a>
</p> </p>
</div> </div>

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<div class="container"> <div class="container">
<section id="feb20"> <section id="feb20">
<h1>February 20, 2012 Protocol Changes</h1> <h1>February 20, 2012 Protocol Changes</h1>
<h4><b>Summary:</b> Nothing is required of you right now. In the unlikely
event that something breaks on/after February 20th, come back here.</h4>
<p> <p>
In June 2010 the Bitcoin reference software version 0.2.10 introduced In June 2010 the Bitcoin reference software version 0.2.10 introduced
a change to the protocol: the 'version' messages exchanged by nodes a change to the protocol: the 'version' messages exchanged by nodes
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All other messages already carry a checksum (for connections between All other messages already carry a checksum (for connections between
nodes 0.2.9 and later) but the version messages themselves could not nodes 0.2.9 and later) but the version messages themselves could not
be changed in a compatible way, so this change was delayed and does not take effect until be changed in a compatible way, so this change was delayed and does not take effect until
Midnight UTC on Feb 20th 2012 to leave users time to upgrade. <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Bitcoin+protocol+change&iso=20120220T00">midnight UTC on Feb 20th 2012</a>
to leave users time to upgrade.
</p><p> </p><p>
The developers of the Bitcoin reference software are unable to find The developers of the Bitcoin reference software are unable to find
any evidence of any nodes still running software prior to 0.2.10 on any evidence of any nodes still running software prior to 0.2.10 on
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</p><p> </p><p>
If there are unexpected difficulties this page will be updated with If there are unexpected difficulties this page will be updated with
relevant information. relevant information.
</p> </p>
</section> <div style="text-align:right">
</div> <i>This notice last updated: Sun Feb 19 03:34:40 UTC 2012</i>
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</section>
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