Respondent ID | 11850392839 |
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Application Date | 07/31/2020 4:11:15 AM |
Application Language | English |
Applicant City | Chisinau |
Applicant State/Province | Chisinau |
Applicant Country | Moldova |
What languages do you speak? | English, Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian |
What is your occupation? | IT |
How many years experience in your field? | 8-15 |
What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? | Master’s degree (for example: MA, MS, MEng, MEd, MSW, MBA) |
Did you purchase xx coins in the xx coin sale? | Yes |
Are you an individual or a group? | Individual |
Node City | Chisinau |
Node Province | Chisinau |
Node Country | Moldova |
For which networks Have you ever operated a node? | Ethereum (ETH, ETC, etc) |
What kind of improvements would you like to see in xx network nodes vs. previous nodes you have supported? | Easiness of setup, better documentation, to facilitate troubleshooting. |
What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an xx network node? | If we're talking about mainnet xx network nodes, a setback would be the change of hardware requirements. I can afford a ~2k euro node, but not a 5k one |
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. | USD 0.12 per kwh |
On a monthly basis, how much time can you publicly commit to dedicating toward governance if you were selected as a BetaNet node operator?` | 50 |
What is the maximum upload bandwidth in megabits per second your node can provide? | 150 |
What is the maximum download bandwidth in megabits per second your node can provide? | 150 |
In what type of environment would this server be located? | Personal Home |
Do you have past experience deploying hardware servers in a datacenter? | Yes (please describe), I have worked as an integration engineer and took part in commissioning a number of services for various mobile operators. I took part in every stage of the E2E process, starting with the site survey, hardware installation, power up and software installation + configuration. I have worked with HP Proliant servers, Huawei ATAE blade servers and some others. |
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Why do you want to be a node? | I am impressed by the team behind the xx network. I feel like the xx network is trying to address some pressing issues of the web, like anonymity and security of communication. |
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, BetaNet Forum |
Are you an active member of those communities? | Yes |
What specifically, interests you about the xx network platform? | As I stated above - the issues that the xx network is trying to address - anonymity on the web and security. |
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: | Instructional video content: I have experience creating instructional videos in my current organization. |
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 instructional video + 1 article |
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 contribute to a promising project, 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? | Decentralized networks have nodes taking their own decisions and the rest of the network kind of accepting and incorporating this decision. A distributed system that the work is done by all of the nodes but the decision might still be taken at a higher level. Where do I sit - I believe in democracy. And in the fact that every human deserves to be heard. |
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. | the XX network platform would be the only decentralized platform that could scale efficiently, thus providing the means for satisfying the ever increasing demands of our times. |
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 my opinion - Privacy by Default should be the new norm. In fact, it should have been the old norm, all along, but somewhere along the way it was lost. We gave up a lot of our privacy for the illusion of security. And this is wrong. |
In your opinion, what threat, if any, do quantum computers pose toward decentralized systems? What about centralized systems? |
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This applicant actually helped me set up my node, he is certainly qualified to run his own instance.
Good luck with the selection process!
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Sounds promising if hardware specs are met.
I trust those who bought XX coins!
Thank you! I will buy the hardware as soon as I am selected as a node operator.
Thank you, Roman!