Orange Node Application 11838973517, submitted on 07-28-2020

Respondent ID 11838973517
Application Date 07/28/2020 2:37:06 PM
Application Language English
Applicant City Novosibirsk
Applicant State/Province Siberia
Applicant Country Russia
What languages do you speak? Russian, English
What is your occupation? IT
How many years experience in your field? 4-7
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 Novosibirsk
Node Province Siberia
Node Country Russia
For which networks Have you ever operated a node? Bitcoin (BTC, BCH, etc), Ethereum (ETH, ETC, etc), Tezos, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cosmos, Arweave, NKN, Nucypher, AVA, CODA, NEAR, Solana, Bluzelle, Elrond, Harmony, Substrate
What kind of improvements would you like to see in xx network nodes vs. previous nodes you have supported? useful explorer, measured load on nodes, quick response to network errors
What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an xx network node? High technical requirements for hardware
What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? 97
Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. $0.05
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
What is the maximum upload bandwidth in megabits per second your node can provide? 300 mbit
What is the maximum download bandwidth in megabits per second your node can provide? 500 mbit
In what type of environment would this server be located? Other (please specify), Personal Home or Datacenter
Do you have past experience deploying hardware servers in a datacenter? Yes (please describe), I have more than 10 nodes of different projects running in data centers
Specs ASUS GeForce RTX 2080, DDR4 DIMM 32Gb (2x16Gb), 3200MHz, AMD Ryzen 7-2700X , Crucial 1Tb P1, 2280, M.2, NVMe
Why do you want to be a node? 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
How did you originally hear about the xx network? Word of Mouth
Which current xx network communities are you a member of? Twitter, Telegram, Discord
Are you an active member of those communities? Yes
What specifically, interests you about the xx network platform? New generation blockchain
Outside of xx network communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? KEEP, NEAR, Solana, AVA
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. Translate to Russian, node setup and updates
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? 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 true digital cash to fuel a decentralized economy
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?
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Looks very good to me. I hope you make it through :+1: