Orange II Node Application 11903563667, submitted on 08-14-2020

Respondent ID 11903563667
Application Date 08/14/2020 1:38:03 PM
Application Language English
Applicant City Moscow
Applicant State/Province
Applicant Country Russia
What languages do you speak? Russian, English
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 Moscow
Node Province Moscow
Node Country Russia
For which networks Have you ever operated a node? keep, nucypher
What kind of improvements would you like to see in xx network nodes vs. previous nodes you have supported? good support
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. maybe 5$ 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? 400
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, 32GB RAM, Ryzen 7 8CPU
Why do you want to be a node? i want to be a part of cool project, help David
How did you originally hear about the xx network? Telegram
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? decentralization
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 promote quantum secure distributed systems, To earn xx coins, 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?
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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May you please answer the missing questions? If you do that you have my go ;=)

Hi. I would like add some missing questions!

  • Outside of xx network communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones?
    Nucypher, coda, keep, witnet, graph

  • 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:
    No

  • What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit?
    In a decentralized network, each node makes its own decision, distributed is faster but not usually trustless.

  • 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.
    Elixxir will realize decentralized, private, secure planatary scale messaging and payments network.

  • 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?
    I would like to tell by the example of my family, I would like them to be in free thinking online life. Without goverment, without control.

  • In your opinion, what threat, if any, do quantum computers pose toward decentralized systems? What about centralized systems?
    We will know about this only when they appear. But we have to take care of protection from quantum computers.

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I like it with augmented answers , I agree

not bad