The new Geth release 1.5.3 fixes the journaling issue and repairs the fork. This is an involuntary hard fork. So much for the old chain dying out naturally because everyone freely decides to use the new one. In this case, it is unlikely that anyone would seriously wish to continue using the old chain anyway. The Geth release is merely the latest in a long line of hard forks and upgrades to fix bugs since the DAO hard fork in July this year.

Source: Forbes November 26, 2016 14:48 UTC