| Respondent ID | 11873221905 |
|---|---|
| Application Date | 08/05/2020 4:23:52 PM |
| Application Language | English |
| Applicant City | Minsk |
| Applicant State/Province | Minsk |
| Applicant Country | Belarus |
| What languages do you speak? | English, Russian |
| What is your occupation? | IT |
| How many years experience in your field? | 1-3 |
| What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? | Graduated Secondary or High School, or equivalent |
| Did you purchase xx coins in the xx coin sale? | No |
| Are you an individual or a group? | Individual |
| Node City | Berlin |
| Node Province | Berlin |
| Node Country | Germany |
| For which networks Have you ever operated a node? | ava, keep |
| What kind of improvements would you like to see in xx network nodes vs. previous nodes you have supported? | stable working, updates |
| What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an xx network node? | - |
| 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. | 10 $ in month |
| 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? | 200 |
| What is the maximum download bandwidth in megabits per second your node can provide? | 300 |
| In what type of environment would this server be located? | Personal Home |
| 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 | RTX 2070, Ryzen 7, 32 GB RAM, 2 TB SSD |
| Why do you want to be a node? | i want to make elixxir greater, to be part of community |
| How did you originally hear about the xx network? | |
| Which current xx network communities are you a member of? | Telegram |
| Are you an active member of those communities? | No |
| What specifically, interests you about the xx network platform? | Privacy, speed, scalability. |
| 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: | |
| 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 |
| Would you be interested in helping to lead the development of the next xx network community? | No |
| 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 David Chaum's vision of a decentralized world, To contribute to a promising project, To undo the centralization of the internet by big tech companies |
| 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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Applicant has a go from me. How would you answer the last 4 questions?
Hi snapo84!
Q: What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit?
A: In a centralized system control by one entity, but in a decentralized system, there is no single controlling entity. I am one of the validators of the decentralized network.
Q: 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.
A: Privacy and transparency mostly. I want UI/UX will good.
Q: 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?
A: Privacy is important in today’s world, from paymentsto freedom of expression.
Q: In your opinion, what threat, if any, do quantum computers pose toward decentralized systems? What about centralized systems?
A: In my opinion current cryptographic system could suffer an attack from quantum computers
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I have new experience: made node stafi, bluzelle
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Has my vote
Best wishes, has my vote
I like your answers and hardware compliance ,I support!