Node Application 10542119392, submitted 2019-02-20 6:16:57

Respondent Id 10542119392
Application Date 2019-02-20 6:16:57
Application Language English
Applicant City Kaunas
Applicant State/Province Kaunas
Applicant Country Lithuania
What languages do you speak? English, Lithuanian, Russian
What is your occupation? IT
How many years experience in your field? 16+
What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? Master’s degree (for example: MA, MS, MEng, MEd, MSW, MBA)
Please describe your experience in the Crypto/Blockchain space, if any? SAFE network supporter, tester. Bitcoin, Monero miner.
Are you an individual or a group? Individual
Node City Kaunas
Node State Kaunas
Node Country Lithuania
For which networks Have you ever operated a node? Bitcoin (BTC, BCH, etc), Monero, maidsafe
What kind of improvements would you like to see in Elixxir nodes vs. previous the previous nodes you have supported? privacy, anonimity, tps
What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an Elixxir node? none
What is a reasonable maximum connection speed on which you could operate a BetaNet node in your geographic region? (Where 0 = 10 Megabits/second, and 100 = 10 Gigabits/second) 50
What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? (As a percentage) 99
Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. . 0.13 euro/kWh
On a monthly basis, how much time can you publicly commit to dedicating toward governance if you were selected as a BetaNet node operator? (Where 0 = 1 hour/month, and 100 = 20 hours/month) 2
If you were selected to run a BetaNet node, would it run on your own hardware or be deployed to cloud-based servers? Both
In what type of environment would this server be located?
Do you have past experience deploying hardware servers in a datacenter?
Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published Elixxir BetaNet node specifications?
Yes (Please list specs)
Do you have hardware you would like to use but does not meet the stated BetaNet node specs? If so, please provide specs on that hardware below:
Do you have past experience deploying servers to cloud-based services? Yes (please specify)
Yes (please specify) Linux, Unix OS setup and configuration. Nginx server setup and configuration. Amazon CDN service setup and configuration. Various databases setup and configuration. Various web services setup and configuration. Nodejs environment setup and configuration. Etc.
Why do you want to be a node? To test the elixxir technology and if it is viable start developing solutions on it.
How did you originally hear about Elixxir? https://safenetforum.org/t/the-elixxir-team-is-led-by-david-chaum-the-inventor-of-digital-cash-and-a-pioneer-in-digital-privacy-and-security/25474
Which current Elixxir communities are you a member of? Telegram, Twitter
Are you an active member of those communities? No
What specifically, interests you about the Elixxir platform? high transaction rate to record current state of iops hungry system.
Outside of Elixxir communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? https://safenetforum.org/
Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? no
As part of growing the Elixxir community, are you willing to create content as part of operating an Elixxir BetaNet node? Examples would be node setup & on-boarding review vlog post, bi-weekly twitter update, medium review of on-going node operational process, etc. No
If yes, how much content on a monthly basis?
What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? The main difference is the level of nodes interconnection, resource and power distribution and the influence to the network as a whole system. Distributed networks reduces single nodes influence to assure the stability and system viability.
As best as you can given currently available information, please describe the value proposition of the Elixxir platform and how it differs from other current blockchain solutions. Speed and privacy are the features where elixxir shines.
Privacy by Default is a goal of the Elixxir Platform. In your opinion, why is Privacy by Default critical for the future of the internet? Data could be employed to depower or to exploit data subject (the source of data). Be it citizen and his/her life and rights be it business and it's intellectual property or human capital any smart third party could use data against the data subject. Data subject must have right to control who can responsibly use his/her data and get the right/fair reward for his/her data usage.
Tags Individual, Lithuania, English

Interesting how this applicant prioritizes community engagement as a developer rather than by creating content like blog posts about Elixxir. Anyone have opinions as to how one should rank compared to the other when thinking about community engagement?

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