Respondent ID | 12280223428 |
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End Date | 12/24/2020 12:15:52 AM |
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 | St. Petersburg |
State/Province | St. Petersburg |
Country | Russia |
What languages do you speak? (Please separate with commas so we can parse them) | Russian, English |
What is your occupation? | Non-technical Role or Other (please specify) |
Non-technical Role or Other (please specify) | Electrical Engineer |
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? | No |
Are you an individual or a group? | Individual |
Node City | St. Petersburg |
Node State/Province | St. Petersburg |
Node Country | Russia |
For which networks have you ever operated a node? |
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What kind of improvements would you like to see in xx network nodes vs. previous nodes you have supported? | Ability to run a node with Docker. Specify in advance the minimum hardware requirements that are sufficient to start and operate the node. |
What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an xx network node? | The lack of performance of the equipment may lead to stop generating blocks. |
What is the maximum upload bandwidth in megabits per second your node can provide? | 100 mb/s |
What is the maximum download bandwidth in megabits per second your node can provide? | 100 mb/s |
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. | 0,054$/kWt*h |
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 |
In what type of environment would this server be located? | Personal Home |
If your server is located in your personal home, please specify the name of your Internet Service Provider (ISP). | SkyNet |
If your server is located in a Datacenter, please specify the name of the company hosting it. | |
Do you have past experience deploying hardware servers in a datacenter? | Launch of the Keep Network node on the Google Cloud VPS. Launch of the Mina node on VPS Hetzner. |
Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published xx network BetaNet Node specifications (found here)? | No |
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: | Intel Core i5-1135G7, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4 Gb, SSD 500 Gb. If these characteristics are not enough, I can run the node on the VPS. |
Why do you want to be a node? | It's interesting to try running a node for your network. |
How did you originally hear about the xx network? | Telegram |
Which current xx network communities are you a member of? |
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Are you an active member of those communities? | Yes |
What specifically, interests you about the xx network platform? | It's interesting to see how the xx consensus protocol will work. |
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. | 1-2 articles per month |
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? | |
In your opinion, what threat, if any, do quantum computers pose toward decentralized systems? What about centralized systems? |
This characteristics are definitely not sufficient. Usually VPS is not an option, or the cost is quite prohibitive. Could you build/buy a server which meets the specifications (32GB RAM, at least rtx 2070 and 1 TB high end SSD) and host it yourself? Also there’s a required 100 Mbps upload and download requirements. Without a thorough answer to my questions I can’t support this application.
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No, unfortunately I will not be able to participate in testing XX Beta Net.