| Respondent ID | 11644221790 |
|---|---|
| Application Date | 05/28/2020 8:45:26 AM |
| Applicant City | Vilnius |
| Applicant State/Province | n/a |
| Applicant Country | Lithuania |
| What is your occupation? | IT |
| How many years experience in your field? | 4-7 |
| 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? | Individual |
| Node City | Vilnius |
| Node Province | Vilniaus apskritis |
| Node Country | Lithuania |
| For which networks Have you ever operated a node? | NyCypher, Meter, CODA, Incognito, Oasis, Cosmos, CELO, Solana |
| What kind of improvements would you like to see in xx network nodes vs. previous nodes you have supported? | I just hope, it's gonna work as smooth as possible, without any glitches or bugs in the network |
| What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an xx network node? | None, I want to run a node on your network |
| 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. | Free electricity for me |
| 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 | 20Mbps |
| In what type of environment would this server be located? | Datacenter |
| 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 | Ryzen 7 3700X CPU, 1TB NVME (mirror), 64 GB RAM |
| Why do you want to be a node? | I like running nodes. Have a lot of experience running multiple nodes on many networks. This is just what I'm good at. And I like it. |
| How did you originally hear about the xx network? | Word of Mouth |
| Which current xx network communities are you a member of? | Telegram |
| Are you an active member of those communities? | No |
| What specifically, interests you about the xx network platform? | New experience and of course a possibility to earn something in the future. |
| Outside of xx network communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? | Incognito, CODA, Meter, NuCypher, Cosmos, KEEP, NEAR, Solana, etc. |
| Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? | Nope |
| 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? | To earn xx coins, To contribute to a promising project, To undo the centralization of the internet by big tech companies, To help build true digital cash to fuel a decentralized economy |
| 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? |
Is your datacenter connection speed really 20 Mbps? Could you upgrade it to meet the Revised BetaNet Node Hardware Requirements?