| Respondent ID | 11627505805 |
|---|---|
| Application Date | 05/22/2020 02:11:54 PM |
| Applicant City | Gatineau |
| Applicant State/Province | Quebec |
| Applicant Country | Canada |
| What languages do you speak? | English, French, Spanish |
| What is your occupation? | Software Development |
| How many years experience in your field? | 8-15 |
| What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? | Bachelor’s degree (for example: BA. BS) |
| Did you purchase xx coins in the xx coin sale? | No |
| Are you an individual or a group? | Individual |
| Node City | Gatineau |
| Node Province | Quebec |
| Node Country | Canada |
| What kind of improvements would you like to see in xx network nodes vs. previous nodes you have supported? | Not applicable |
| What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an xx network node? | None |
| What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? | 80 |
| Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. | $200 |
| On a monthly basis, how much time can you publicly commit to dedicating toward governance if you were selected as a BetaNet node operator?` | 80 |
| Connection speed | 400Mbps |
| 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)? | |
| Specs | Intel core [email protected] |
| Why do you want to be a node? | Interested in the project and willing to see it succeed. |
| How did you originally hear about the xx network? | Bitcointalk |
| Which current xx network communities are you a member of? | BetaNet Forum |
| Are you an active member of those communities? | Yes |
| What specifically, interests you about the xx network platform? | The decentralization and Quantum computational protection. |
| 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. | Bi-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 promote quantum secure distributed systems, To earn xx coins, To help build David Chaum's vision of a decentralized world, To undo the centralization of the internet by big tech companies |
| Other Reasons | |
| 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? |
Good applciation but are you able to update the hardware to conform to the revised Betanode hardware requirements?
https://staging-forum.xx.network/t/revised-betanet-node-hardware-requirements/1269?u=steve