| Respondent ID | 11972296493 |
|---|---|
| Application Date | 09/09/2020 9:58:18 AM |
| Applicant City | Kazan |
| Applicant State/Province | Tatarstan |
| Applicant Country | Russia |
| What is your occupation? | IT |
| How many years experience in your field? | 8-15 |
| What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? | Master’s degree (for example: MA, MS, MEng, MEd, MSW, MBA) |
| Did you purchase xx coins in the xx coin sale? | No |
| Are you an individual or a group? | Individual |
| Node City | Frankfurt |
| Node Province | |
| Node Country | Germany |
| For which networks Have you ever operated a node? | Ethereum (ETH, ETC, etc), Witnet, Phala, Bifrost, Idena |
| What kind of improvements would you like to see in xx network nodes vs. previous nodes you have supported? | Better description of installation, maintenance. More friendly update process. |
| What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an xx network node? | Possible hardware requirements. |
| What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? | 99 |
| Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. | 10$ per month |
| On a monthly basis, how much time can you publicly commit to dedicating toward governance if you were selected as a BetaNet node operator?` | 52 |
| 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), I work in IT, including customization, maintenance server hardware. |
| Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published xx network BetaNet Node specifications (found here)? | Yes (Please list specs) |
| Specs | Intel Core i9-9900H, 16 Gb RAM DDR4, Nvidia GeForce 1080, 1 Tb SSD Nvme Samsung 970 |
| 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: | CPU: Celeron G3930, RAM 16 GB, 520 SSD SATA |
| Why do you want to be a node? | It is interesting to me. I think this is the future. |
| How did you originally hear about the xx network? | Telegram |
| Which current xx network communities are you a member of? | Telegram |
| What specifically, interests you about the xx network platform? | cool privacy, confidentiality |
| Outside of xx network communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? | ICO Drops |
| Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? | No |
| Do you have past experience managing communities or creating content to be distributed across social media? Please enter details for all with which you are comfortable or have experience: | |
| As part of growing the xx network community, are you willing to create content as part of operating an xx network 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. | I can write instructions, some articles per month |
| Why do you want to run a node in the xx network? | To earn xx coins, To help build David Chaum's vision of a decentralized world |
| What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? | A decentralized network is a part of a distributed network. In distributed network there is a main nodes, who make decision to whole network |
| As best as you can given currently available information, please describe the value proposition of the xx network platform and how it differs from other current blockchain solutions. | I can't say that I have studied the project well yet. The main feature is safety. |
| Privacy by Default is a goal of the xx network Platform. In your opinion, why is Privacy by Default critical for the future of the internet? | rhetorical question)) |
| In your opinion, what threat, if any, do quantum computers pose toward decentralized systems? What about centralized systems? | I believe the crypto quantum blockchain is the solution to the problem. A decentralized system is better than a centralized one in this case. |
GPU isnt enough are you upgrading it?