Orange III Node Application 12002415080, submitted on 09-19-2020

Respondent ID 12002415080
Application Date 09/19/2020 11:37:26 PM
Applicant City Yaroslavl
Applicant State/Province Yaroslavskaya oblast
Applicant Country Russia
What is your occupation? Project Manager
How many years experience in your field? 8-15
What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? Professional degree beyond bachelor’s degree (for example: MD, DDS, DVM, LLB, JD)
Did you purchase xx coins in the xx coin sale? No
Are you an individual or a group? Individual
Node City Helsinki
Node Province
Node Country Finland
For which networks Have you ever operated a node? NuCypher, Avalanche, Akash Network, Matic Network, Solana, Bluzelle, The Graph
What kind of improvements would you like to see in xx network nodes vs. previous nodes you have supported? Self healing software module and automated updates
What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an xx network node? Have no any setbacks
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. 0,17 Euro 1kW
On a monthly basis, how much time can you publicly commit to dedicating toward governance if you were selected as a BetaNet node operator?` 9
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), NuCypher, Avalanche, Akash Network, Matic Network, Solana, Bluzelle, The Graph
Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published xx network BetaNet Node specifications (found here)? Yes (Please list specs)
Specs CPU:AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Octa-Core "Matisse" (Zen2) Simultaneous Multithreading; Virtualization (AMD-V):yes; RAM:64 GB DDR4 ECC The memory can optionally be increased to 128 GB DDR4/DDR4 ECC; NVMe SSD 2 x 1 TB; Connection 1 Gbit/s-Port;
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: not it this moment
Why do you want to be a node? I believe in decentralization and would like to contribute to its development
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? The xx network is committed to a methodology that balances the need for open and transparent communication with the requirements of building the network.
Outside of xx network communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? I am a member of all project groups whose nodes I run. I am not an active participant, but if I see a question that I can answer and help, then I answer
Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? not
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. No
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, 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?
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?

no vote from me… hetzner hosting without GPU

Agree with snapo84…already a large concentration of nodes at Hertzner

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 reconsider and state that you could run a node with the required GPU? I’d consider that a necessary requirement to be pre-selected.

Good afternoon. Before that, I just raised all the nodes of different projects on Hetzner. In this case, Yes, I can raise the node at home with a GPU, but the RAM will not be 64 but 32 GB and the Internet speed will be 200 MB\s

Good afternoon. Before that, I just raised all the nodes of different projects on Hetzner.I can raise the node at home with a GPU, but the RAM will not be 64 but 32 GB and the Internet speed will be 200 MB\s

Thank you, a home node with 32GB of ram would be better than a node on hetzner

Based on response, has my vote.

Good application has my vote.