| Respondent ID | 11648106429 |
|---|---|
| Application Date | 05/29/2020 9:14:54 AM |
| Applicant City | Kazan |
| Applicant State/Province | n/a |
| Applicant Country | Tatarstan |
| What is your occupation? | Full-Time Node Operator |
| How many years experience in your field? | 4-7 |
| 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 | Nuremberg |
| Node Province | Bavaria |
| Node Country | Germany |
| For which networks Have you ever operated a node? | Bitcoin (BTC, BCH, etc) |
| What kind of improvements would you like to see in xx network nodes vs. previous nodes you have supported? | At begining most of nodes had stability issues. |
| What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an xx network node? | Extreme GPU requirements if 10 Gbit network will be minimum |
| 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. | 0.05 usd/ kW |
| 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 | 1000Mbps |
| In what type of environment would this server be located? | Datacenter |
| Do you have past experience deploying hardware servers in a datacenter? | Was using local providers datacenter. Had no issues with them. Similar procedure as using cloud services. |
| 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? | It is my daily job. I am pro. And I want to earn money. |
| How did you originally hear about the xx network? | Word of Mouth |
| Which current xx network communities are you a member of? | Telegram, Discord |
| Are you an active member of those communities? | No |
| What specifically, interests you about the xx network platform? | Supporting privacy, posibility to earn XX coins |
| Outside of xx network communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? | Only a member - but not talkative to much |
| 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: | Community Management Other: recommended to my friends |
| 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. | write ocational instructions on how to setup and run a node for novice members |
| 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 the privacy of political speech, 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 contribute to a promising project, To undo the centralization of the internet by big tech companies |
| Other Reasons | Want to gain new experience. |
| 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. | Unlike other similar projects you seem to be extreemly focused of every technical detail of your network. |
| 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? | I don't like anybody having my private information without my consent. |
| In your opinion, what threat, if any, do quantum computers pose toward decentralized systems? What about centralized systems? | I am not sure yet. |
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Worth considering application.