Node Application 10663873362, submitted 2019-04-15 2:28:01

Respondent Id 10663873362
Application Date 2019-04-15 2:28:01
Application Language English
Applicant City hangzhou
Applicant State/Province hangzhou
Applicant Country China
What languages do you speak? chinese,english
What is your occupation? Full-Time Node Operator
How many years experience in your field? 8-15
What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? None (Self-Taught)
Please describe your experience in the Crypto/Blockchain space, if any? I entered cryptocurrency for three years and invested in bitcoin.
Are you an individual or a group? Individual
Node City hangzhou
Node State zhejiang
Node Country China
For which networks Have you ever operated a node? Bitcoin (BTC, BCH, etc)
What kind of improvements would you like to see in Elixxir nodes vs. previous the previous nodes you have supported? enhance privacy
What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an Elixxir node? i will quit operating Elixxir node if china goverment GFW(greate firewall) block elixxir network traffic!
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) 30
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. . ~30USD(200CNY)/month
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? Datacenter
Do you have past experience deploying hardware servers in a datacenter? No
Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published Elixxir BetaNet node specifications? Yes (Please list specs)
Yes (Please list specs) 16core CPU, 64G ddr4 memory, 1T harddisk
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) I have 10 years of server programming experience.
Why do you want to be a node? The Chinese government can monitor all public communication records. i want privacy.
How did you originally hear about Elixxir? Reddit
Which current Elixxir communities are you a member of? Reddit, Discord, Medium
Are you an active member of those communities? No
What specifically, interests you about the Elixxir platform? elixxir can hide all metadata.
Outside of Elixxir communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? none
Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? none
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? one blog per month
What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? decentralized network has mulitple centers, there aren't center in distrubuted networks.
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. elixxir can hide all metadata, it's so cool!!!
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? hide all metadata.
Tags Individual, China, English