| Respondent ID | 11640728304 |
|---|---|
| Application Date | 05/27/2020 1:03:39 PM |
| Applicant City | STRASBOURG |
| Applicant State/Province | |
| Applicant Country | France |
| What is your occupation? | Software Development |
| How many years experience in your field? | 16+ |
| 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? | Yes |
| Are you an individual or a group? | Individual |
| Node City | STRASBOURG |
| Node Province | |
| Node Country | France |
| For which networks Have you ever operated a node? | Ethereum (ETH, ETC, etc) |
| What kind of improvements would you like to see in xx network nodes vs. previous nodes you have supported? | Security and privicy |
| What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an xx network node? | Complexity |
| 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. | 0.16 $/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?` | 100 |
| Connection speed | |
| 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 i9, Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD |
| Why do you want to be a node? | |
| How did you originally hear about the xx network? | xx collective |
| Which current xx network communities are you a member of? | Twitter, Discord |
| Are you an active member of those communities? | No |
| What specifically, interests you about the xx network platform? | Privacy |
| Outside of xx network communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? | Defi France, Criptomatrix, Zenon Network |
| Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? | Defi France |
| 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. | 4 to 8 |
| 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 help build David Chaum's vision of a decentralized world, To contribute to a promising project, 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? |
Potentially interesting candidate, although not all the questions were answered in the application form. For instance, would your internet connection meet minimum requirements (100 upload / 100 download Mbps)?