| Respondent ID | 12009853271 |
|---|---|
| Application Date | 09/22/2020 10:57:50 AM |
| Applicant City | Kiev |
| Applicant State/Province | Kievskaya |
| Applicant Country | Ukraine |
| What is your occupation? | Full-Time Node Operator |
| How many years experience in your field? | 1-3 |
| 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 | Bavaria |
| Node Country | Germany |
| For which networks Have you ever operated a node? | Ethereum (ETH, ETC, etc), Robonomics, dfinance, keep, hopr |
| What kind of improvements would you like to see in xx network nodes vs. previous nodes you have supported? | Paying rewards on time |
| What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an xx network node? | there are no such |
| 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. | 0,1usd kW |
| On a monthly basis, how much time can you publicly commit to dedicating toward governance if you were selected as a BetaNet node operator?` | 99 |
| In what type of environment would this server be located? | Datacenter |
| Do you have past experience deploying hardware servers in a datacenter? | No |
| Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published xx network BetaNet Node specifications (found here)? | Yes (Please list specs) |
| Specs | CPU 8core, 16gb ram, 240gb ssd, 20Tb traffic, 100mbit up / 100mbit down |
| 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? | Because I like doing it |
| How did you originally hear about the xx network? | Telegram |
| Which current xx network communities are you a member of? | Discord |
| What specifically, interests you about the xx network platform? | |
| Outside of xx network communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? | |
| 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: | |
| Why do you want to run a node in the xx network? | |
| 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? |
voting no, because applicants country different from hosting country. Looks just like a Hetzner hosting.
Agreed. Note that 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 selected.
No