Respondent ID | 12177960795 |
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End Date | 11/17/2020 12:44:07 PM |
language | en |
If you have previously applied to be a node please provide us with your application ID. Second-time applicants will be highly considered. You can email us at [email protected] if you don't know your application ID. | |
City/Town | Hertford |
State/Province | Hertfordshire |
Country | UK |
What languages do you speak? (Please separate with commas so we can parse them) | english |
What is your occupation? | Software Development |
Non-technical Role or Other (please specify) | |
How many years experience in your field? | 4-7 |
What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? | Associates degree (for example: AA, AS) |
Did you purchase xx coins in the xx coin sale? | No |
Are you an individual or a group? | Individual |
Node City | St Albans |
Node State/Province | Hertfordshire |
Node Country | UK |
For which networks have you ever operated a node? | |
What kind of improvements would you like to see in xx network nodes vs. previous nodes you have supported? | |
What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an xx network node? | |
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? | 200 |
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. | £.10 / KWh although varies due to solar |
On a monthly basis, how much time can you publicly commit to dedicating toward governance if you were selected as a BetaNet node operator?` | 10 |
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. | Vaioni |
Do you have past experience deploying hardware servers in a datacenter? | Multiple public and private systems utilising both public and non-release/NDA hardware |
Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published xx network BetaNet Node specifications (found here)? | Ryzen 3900X/5900X/5950X, RTX 3090, m.2 SSD |
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: | too long to list but anything made in the last 10 years |
Why do you want to be a node? | I feel like it would be an interesting learning opportunity |
How did you originally hear about the xx network? | Word of Mouth |
Which current xx network communities are you a member of? | |
Are you an active member of those communities? | |
What specifically, interests you about the xx network platform? | |
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. | once a month pending the content of the articles |
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? | |
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? | It's a journey not a goal |
In your opinion, what threat, if any, do quantum computers pose toward decentralized systems? What about centralized systems? |
Seems like a good app.
You have my vote!
Voted yes.
Sorry but I dont agree with other noderunners. A lot of questions are not answered.
It is oke to put it in a datacentre but the requirement is that you do that WITH a GPU.
Otherwise it won’t work.