'seed node' is a node which is simply replicating the data as it comes in, and serving it back out on request to other nodes.
Yes, it will be running a fork of condenser, rebranded to the name Shimmer.
If good-karma wants in on the IPO he only has to make a note here. He is not a preminer, his account was created in July last year, well after the full public launch. He did a lot of genuine work though his beneficiary thing with the client was not very nicely done.
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