Respondent Id |
10655992609 |
Application Date |
2019-04-10 19:29:04 |
Application Language |
English |
Applicant City |
Timbuktu |
Applicant State/Province |
YellowKnife |
Applicant Country |
Canada |
What languages do you speak? |
english |
What is your occupation? |
Full-Time Node Operator |
How many years experience in your field? |
4-7 |
What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? |
Bachelor’s degree (for example: BA. BS) |
Please describe your experience in the Crypto/Blockchain space, if any? |
Pool, Explorer, Node, Public wallet operator. |
Are you an individual or a group? |
Individual |
Node City |
Kitchener |
Node State |
Ontario |
Node Country |
Canada |
For which networks Have you ever operated a node? |
Bitcoin (BTC, BCH, etc), Ethereum (ETH, ETC, etc), Burst, Multiple PIVX DASH Bitcoin Ethereum litecoin clones., DASH |
What kind of improvements would you like to see in Elixxir nodes vs. previous the previous nodes you have supported? |
More quality control when providing updates to the network and code reviews. |
What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an Elixxir node? |
Not being selected for the beta program |
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) |
75 |
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. . |
N/A |
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) |
80 |
If you were selected to run a BetaNet node, would it run on your own hardware or be deployed to cloud-based servers? |
Hardware |
In what type of environment would this server be located? |
Datacenter |
Do you have past experience deploying hardware servers in a datacenter? |
Yes (please describe) |
Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published Elixxir BetaNet node specifications? |
Yes (Please list specs) |
Yes (Please list specs) |
dual X5650. 96GB ram, 500GB ssd or 10TB HDD |
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: |
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Do you have past experience deploying servers to cloud-based services? |
Yes (please specify) |
Yes (please specify) |
AWS GCE OVH ONLINE SCALEWAY HETZNER |
Why do you want to be a node? |
To help support the network, Keep it decentralized, Provide access within Canada, and to make a little money on the site |
How did you originally hear about Elixxir? |
Word of Mouth |
Which current Elixxir communities are you a member of? |
Discord |
Are you an active member of those communities? |
No |
What specifically, interests you about the Elixxir platform? |
Running a beta node for the network |
Outside of Elixxir communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? |
Multiple pool,explorer,node operator channels |
Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? |
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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. |
Yes (how much content on a monthly basis?) |
If yes, how much content on a monthly basis? |
Node setup and operational instructions as needed by the community |
What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? |
A decentralized network is one in which all members of the network particiapte at a equal level as long as they agree on core concepts created by the group without being held to one standard of operation. A distributed network is what most crypto is today. Multiple people running 1 core groups version of the network without question. |
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. |
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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? |
privacy by default is required for the internet to maintain its current status quo unless we go back to the wallet gardens of the 1990s |
Tags |
Individual, Canada, English |