| Respondent ID | 12080576511 |
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| End Date | 10/15/2020 5:20:39 PM |
| language | en |
| If you have previously applied to be a node please provide us with your application ID. | |
| City/Town | Rudny |
| State/Province | Qostanay |
| Country | Kazahstan |
| What languages do you speak? | Russian, English |
| What is your occupation? | Non-technical Role or Other (please specify) |
| Non-technical Role or Other (please specify) | Launched the nodes Witnet, Idena, Avax, and also performed their tasks. |
| How many years experience in your field? | 1-3 |
| What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? | Some school up to Secondary or High School, no diploma |
| Did you purchase xx coins in the xx coin sale? | No |
| Are you an individual or a group? | Individual |
| Node City | I can't say for sure |
| Node State/Province | WEST/EAST |
| Node Country | USA/Europe |
| For which networks have you ever operated a node? |
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| What kind of improvements would you like to see in xx network nodes vs. previous nodes you have supported? | I haven't gone deep into this project yet, but I will definitely read it. |
| What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an xx network node? | I don't know yet :) |
| What is the maximum upload bandwidth in megabits per second your node can provide? | More than 100 megabytes per second |
| What is the maximum download bandwidth in megabits per second your node can provide? | More than 100 |
| 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. | I pay only for rent. |
| 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 |
| If your server is located in your personal home, please specify the name of your Internet Service Provider (ISP). | |
| If your server is located in a Datacenter, please specify the name of the company hosting it. | Azure |
| Do you have past experience deploying hardware servers in a datacenter? | If I understand correctly, then without any problems using commands for Linux through the console, I install the main node, configure the ports and that's it. |
| Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published xx network BetaNet Node specifications? | D1s – 5s v2 Dsv2 series virtual machines are powered by Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8272CL (2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors), Intel® Xeon® 8171M (Skylake) 2.1 GHz, Intel® Xeon® E5-2673 v4 ( Broadwell) @ 2.3 GHz or Intel® Xeon® E5-2673 v3 (Haswell) @ 2.4 GHz with Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 technology and support premium SSD storage. Dsv2 instances are a balanced mix of vCPUs, local disks, and memory size. These virtual machines are suitable for most workloads in your production environment. The Dsv2 series uses the same virtual machine pricing and billing counters as the Dv2 series |
| 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 want to develop in this direction, to study. I like it as a game |
| How did you originally hear about the xx network? | |
| Which current xx network communities are you a member of? |
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| Are you an active member of those communities? | Yes |
| What specifically, interests you about the xx network platform? | The very work of the network, nodes, goals and objectives of this company. |
| Outside of xx network communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? | Avalanche Hub, Idena |
| Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? | ETH 2.0, Witnet, Avalanche, FileCoin, PolkaDOT |
| 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: |
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| As part of growing the xx network community, are you willing to create content as part of operating an xx network BetaNet node? How much content on a monthly basis? | I would share my successes on Twitter, as well as on Russian social networks like Vkontakte. I am planning to shoot training videos on YouTube. |
| Would you be interested in helping to lead the development of the next xx network community? | Yes |
| Why do you want to run a node in the xx network |
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| What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? | Anonymity |
| 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? |
Yes, all details and specs can be found on page 3-4 of Beta Node Handbook
If you aren’t going to use a GPU, be aware that between now and MainNet a CPU with at least 40+ threads will be required. In the long run we calculate it will be less expensive to build a GPU node. See handbook.