| Respondent Id |
10616867416 |
| Application Date |
2019-03-25 10:22:44 |
| Application Language |
English |
| Applicant City |
Queretaro |
| Applicant State/Province |
Queretaro |
| Applicant Country |
Mexico |
| What languages do you speak? |
spanish,english |
| 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? |
Some college |
| Please describe your experience in the Crypto/Blockchain space, if any? |
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| Are you an individual or a group? |
Individual |
| Node City |
San Francisco |
| Node State |
California |
| Node Country |
United States |
| For which networks Have you ever operated a node? |
Bitcoin (BTC, BCH, etc), Ethereum (ETH, ETC, etc), Monero |
| What kind of improvements would you like to see in Elixxir nodes vs. previous the previous nodes you have supported? |
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| What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an Elixxir node? |
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| 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) |
100 |
| What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? (As a percentage) |
100 |
| Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. . |
$6 / 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? (Where 0 = 1 hour/month, and 100 = 20 hours/month) |
100 |
| 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? |
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| Do you have past experience deploying hardware servers in a datacenter? |
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| Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published Elixxir BetaNet node specifications? |
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| Yes (Please list specs) |
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| 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: |
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| Do you have past experience deploying servers to cloud-based services? |
Yes (please specify) |
| Yes (please specify) |
I have coordinated deployment of cloud infrastructure for SaaS companies and other kinds of software. I have worked as a security consultant for cloud infrastructure. |
| Why do you want to be a node? |
I like the project's vision and ideals. |
| How did you originally hear about Elixxir? |
Reddit |
| Which current Elixxir communities are you a member of? |
Reddit |
| Are you an active member of those communities? |
No |
| What specifically, interests you about the Elixxir platform? |
Its emphasis on privacy and scalability. |
| Outside of Elixxir communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? |
no |
| Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? |
no |
| 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? |
monthly content |
| What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? |
In centralized network only one entity has control of the infrastructure and flow of information, the point of decentralization is to share that control among several parties to create more trustless systems. I think decentralization is very important for the correct functioning and integrity of democratic and social systems. |
| 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. |
One of the few proejcts I know with such emphasis on privacy and mainstream adoption that has a solid team behind. |
| 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? |
Privacy is a human right. It is essential if we want to ensure that the individual's freedom is respected. |
| Tags |
Individual, United States, English |