| Respondent ID | 12334983853 |
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| End Date | 01/19/2021 1:29:27 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 | Johannesburg |
| State/Province | Gauteng |
| Country | South Africa |
| What languages do you speak? (Please separate with commas so we can parse them) | English, German |
| What is your occupation? | IT |
| Non-technical Role or Other (please specify) | |
| How many years experience in your field? | 16+ |
| 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? | Group (please identify legal organization name & structure) |
| Node City | Johannesburg |
| Node State/Province | Gauteng |
| Node Country | South Africa |
| 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? | Client stabilisation. Exporting of metrics via Prometheus |
| What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an xx network node? | None |
| What is the maximum upload bandwidth in megabits per second your node can provide? | 200mbit |
| What is the maximum download bandwidth in megabits per second your node can provide? | 200mbit |
| What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? | 95 |
| Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. | 0.13 USD / 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?` | 6 |
| 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). | Mind the speed (mts.co.za) |
| If your server is located in a Datacenter, please specify the name of the company hosting it. Nodes will not be allowed to run on Hetzner. If you do, you will not receive compensation. | NA |
| Do you have past experience deploying hardware servers in a datacenter? | Had various servers in datacenters over the years |
| Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published xx network BetaNet Node specifications (found here)? | RTX 3070, AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Hexa Core 3.6GHz, 32Gb Mem, 1TB NVME |
| 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: | NA |
| Why do you want to be a node? | Decentralise the network more, provide local peering in South Africa |
| How did you originally hear about the xx network? | Word of Mouth |
| Which current xx network communities are you a member of? |
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| Are you an active member of those communities? | No |
| What specifically, interests you about the xx network platform? | Team is exciting. XX members have also been really helpful in various node issues. |
| Outside of xx network communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? | ethstaker, prysm |
| Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? | Blockchain Africa |
| 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: |
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| 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. | I would be keen to help with automation / monitoring. Ansible deploy for example |
| 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 |
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| What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? | I really want to live in a decentralized world, where we have autonomy and freedom |
| 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. | True decentralisation. Engineered upfront (like multisig), qauntum resistant, money & comm focus. |
| 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? | Privacy is a right. It should be my consent that changes the permission on privacy |
| In your opinion, what threat, if any, do quantum computers pose toward decentralized systems? What about centralized systems? | Unsure how quantum will change things. I would be concerned around quantum being able to break current encryption algos |
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Have my full support for this application. +1 for geographic diversity and skills.
Has my full support. Great geo location and one that is needed.
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Definitely has my full support as well. Good to c someone from this geo location! We need more!!!
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hug us AFRICA. 