Orange III Node Application 11982196247, submitted on 09-12-2020

Respondent ID 11982196247
Application Date 09/12/2020 10:46:59 AM
Applicant City Moscow
Applicant State/Province Moscow
Applicant Country Russia
What is your occupation? engineer
How many years experience in your field? 8-15
What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? Bachelor’s degree (for example: BA. BS)
Did you purchase xx coins in the xx coin sale? No
Are you an individual or a group? Individual
Node City Nuremberg
Node Province Nuremberg
Node Country Germany
For which networks Have you ever operated a node? Tezos
What kind of improvements would you like to see in xx network nodes vs. previous nodes you have supported? decentralization
What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an xx network node? I see no problem
What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? 100
Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. This is not a problem for me
On a monthly basis, how much time can you publicly commit to dedicating toward governance if you were selected as a BetaNet node operator?` 100
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), This is not a problem for me
Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published xx network BetaNet Node specifications (found here)? Yes (Please list specs)
Specs there is any equipment depending on the required tasks
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:
Why do you want to be a node? I'm interested in this project
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? new principles of work
Outside of xx network communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? Near Nucypher Harmony AVA Idena
Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)?
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. 1- 3
Why do you want to run a node in the xx network? To protect the privacy of political speech, To protect private personal communication around health and lifestyle issues from mass surveillance and abuse by centralized organizations, To promote quantum secure distributed systems, To earn xx coins, To help build David Chaum's vision of a decentralized world, To contribute to a promising project, To undo the centralization of the internet by big tech companies, To help build true digital cash to fuel a decentralized economy, To reverse the political centralization of legal, police, and military organizations which favor the wealthy and powerful
What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? any person who supports various projects on the blockchain contributes to the development of decentralization
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.
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?
In your opinion, what threat, if any, do quantum computers pose toward decentralized systems? What about centralized systems?

i would decline… there are enough hetzner nodes… let it up to the community

Actually CPU-only nodes running in over-represented datacenters (such as Hetzner) are now being disabled and asked to make changes to continue operating, see here.

Could you please confirm here that you’d run a node with the required GPU? I’d consider that a necessary requirement to be preselected.

Agree with lonewolf