| Respondent ID | 12691259001 |
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| End Date | 05/26/2021 3:03:41 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 | Rodgau |
| State/Province | Hessen |
| Country | Germany |
| What languages do you speak? (Please separate with commas so we can parse them) | German, English |
| What is your occupation? | IT |
| 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? | Some college |
| Did you purchase xx coins in the xx coin sale? | No |
| Are you an individual or a group? | Individual |
| Node City | Rodgau |
| Node State/Province | Hessen |
| Node Country | Germany |
| 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? | I didn't operate any node before. |
| What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an xx network node? | Nothing |
| What is the maximum upload bandwidth in megabits per second your node can provide? | 100 |
| What is the maximum download bandwidth in megabits per second your node can provide? | 250 |
| 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. | 0.20 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?` | 40 |
| 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). | Deutsche Telekom |
| 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. | |
| Do you have past experience deploying hardware servers in a datacenter? | I have worked as NOC in a datacenter, i have quite experience with linux and server deployment. But please note that for last 1 year i own a pizzeria and run that as full time job. |
| Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published xx network BetaNet Node specifications (found here)? | AMD Ryzen 5600x, RTX 2070S, 32 GB RAM, 1TB Nvme, 2TB SSD 2.5 (this is the PC i use for gaming, either i'll dedicate this one for node or buy a new one) |
| 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: | No. |
| Why do you want to be a node? | I want to involve more with Blockchains, i like the idea of Quantum secure Blockchain. In addition i also see financial benefit. |
| 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? | Yes |
| What specifically, interests you about the xx network platform? | Privacy, Quantum secure Blockchain. a very nice team and very helpful community. |
| Outside of xx network communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? | No |
| Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? | No. |
| 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 |
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| What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? | with distributed networks the decision could still be in hand of single entity |
| 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. | for me the privacy is biggest thing and i feel that xx network has understood it exactly how it suppose to be. |
| 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 basic human right but unfortunately it's being compromised by those who suppose to protect it. I am so happy to see xx network is taking it very seriously and i do believe that they with xx network we will achieve it in true manner. |
| In your opinion, what threat, if any, do quantum computers pose toward decentralized systems? What about centralized systems? | they are threat to both centralized and decentralized systems. |
welcome to xxnetwork u have my vote 
do you know what BTC Pizza Guy did in past? don’t repeat that
Nice application, you have my support.
Well done. You have my support.
Please specify SSD
If you will run Node and Gateway on same computer you need one more SSD min. 240GB and little faster upload
https://xx.network/blog/revised-betanet-hardware