Node Application 10539123387, submitted 2019-02-19 8:20:14

Respondent Id 10539123387
Application Date 2019-02-19 8:20:14
Application Language English
Applicant City Montreal
Applicant State/Province Quebec
Applicant Country Canada
What languages do you speak? English, French
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? Some college
Please describe your experience in the Crypto/Blockchain space, if any? As a software developer, [he has been] passionate about Decentralized Web technologies since 2012. Over the years, he has developed a keen expertise with regards to many projects that aim to provide open source platforms for building Decentralized Web applications (e.g. SAFE Network, Beaker, Dat, Scuttlebutt, IPFS). The first Decentralized Web project he got involved in was the SAFE Network, a decentralized data storage and communications network developed by MaidSafe. He has been helping maintain and moderate the SAFE Network Forum and other community resources since 2014. Between 2014 and 2016, he organized several meetups as part of the SAFE Network Montreal meetup group. Currently, he helps organize the Decentralized Web Montreal and Tezos Montreal meetup groups.
Are you an individual or a group?
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For which networks Have you ever operated a node?
What kind of improvements would you like to see in Elixxir nodes vs. previous the previous nodes you have supported?
What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an Elixxir node?
What is a reasonable maximum connection speed on which you could operate a BetaNet node in your geographic region? (Where 0 = 10 Megabits/second, and 100 = 10 Gigabits/second)
What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? (As a percentage)
Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. .
On a monthly basis, how much time can you publicly commit to dedicating toward governance if you were selected as a BetaNet node operator? (Where 0 = 1 hour/month, and 100 = 20 hours/month)
If you were selected to run a BetaNet node, would it run on your own hardware or be deployed to cloud-based servers?
In what type of environment would this server be located?
Do you have past experience deploying hardware servers in a datacenter?
Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published Elixxir BetaNet node specifications?
Yes (Please list specs)
Do you have hardware you would like to use but does not meet the stated BetaNet node specs? If so, please provide specs on that hardware below:
Do you have past experience deploying servers to cloud-based services?
Yes (please specify)
Why do you want to be a node?
How did you originally hear about Elixxir?
Which current Elixxir communities are you a member of?
Are you an active member of those communities?
What specifically, interests you about the Elixxir platform?
Outside of Elixxir 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)?
As part of growing the Elixxir community, are you willing to create content as part of operating an Elixxir 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.
If yes, how much content on a monthly basis?
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 Elixxir platform and how it differs from other current blockchain solutions.
Privacy by Default is a goal of the Elixxir Platform. In your opinion, why is Privacy by Default critical for the future of the internet?
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