Node Application 10573461368, submitted 2019-03-06 2:31:02

Respondent Id 10573461368
Application Date 2019-03-06 2:31:02
Application Language English
Applicant City Vienna
Applicant State/Province Vienna
Applicant Country Austria
What languages do you speak? German, English, Polish
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
Please describe your experience in the Crypto/Blockchain space, if any? Crypto Trader, Blockchain Security interested researcher, Miner
Are you an individual or a group? Individual
Node City Vienna
Node State Vienna
Node Country Austria
For which networks Have you ever operated a node? none yet
What kind of improvements would you like to see in Elixxir nodes vs. previous the previous nodes you have supported? did not run any nodes before
What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an Elixxir node? financial obligations towards elixxir
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) 31
What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? (As a percentage) 75
Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. . 0,20€
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) 50
If you were selected to run a BetaNet node, would it run on your own hardware or be deployed to cloud-based servers? Both
In what type of environment would this server be located? Personal Home
Do you have past experience deploying hardware servers in a datacenter? Yes (please describe)
Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published Elixxir BetaNet node specifications? Yes (Please list specs)
Yes (Please list specs) 16Core Intel, 32GB RAM, 980TI, 2TB SSD Storage
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)
Yes (please specify) same as above. Cloud services are also covered by my company
Why do you want to be a node? Want to be a part of the elixxir community. Help to make the project a success. Also interested in Blockchain projects in general
How did you originally hear about Elixxir? Twitter
Which current Elixxir communities are you a member of? Reddit, Discord, Twitter
Are you an active member of those communities? No
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. Yes (how much content on a monthly basis?)
If yes, how much content on a monthly basis? as described above. Twitter updates, documentations etc.
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?
Tags Individual, Austria, English