Violet Node Application 11627113335, submitted on 05-22-2020

Respondent ID 11627113335
Application Date 05/22/2020 11:52:24 AM
Applicant City Bucharest
Applicant State/Province Bucharest
Applicant Country Romania
What languages do you speak? English, Romanian
What is your occupation? Software Development
How many years experience in your field? 1-3
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 Bucharest
Node Province Bucharest
Node Country Romania
What kind of improvements would you like to see in xx network nodes vs. previous nodes you have supported? I didn't supported since now
What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an xx network node? Hardware Req for now
What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? 68
Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. 100 Eu/Year
On a monthly basis, how much time can you publicly commit to dedicating toward governance if you were selected as a BetaNet node operator?` 50
Connection speed 100Mbps
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)? No
Specs
Why do you want to be a node? To take part into the future network
How did you originally hear about the xx network? Word of Mouth
Which current xx network communities are you a member of? Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, BetaNet Forum
Are you an active member of those communities? Yes
What specifically, interests you about the xx network platform? The status of the current network and growth
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: Instructional video content: yes, Group messaging curation: yes
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. Weekly updates
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? To protect private personal communication around health and lifestyle issues from mass surveillance and abuse by centralized organizations, To promote quantum secure distributed systems, To earn xx coins, To help build David Chaum's vision of a decentralized world, To contribute to a promising project
Other Reasons
What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? The distributes networks are the next level descentralised netorks. I sit on the standard zone for now
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. xx network could be the best manifestation of the blockchain with real value and with a higher level of Privacy that Bc.
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 = Freedom
In your opinion, what threat, if any, do quantum computers pose toward decentralized systems? What about centralized systems?
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