Just publish an RFC that contains the names of popular celebrities, and use Google ads. The IETF site should do well in link-rankings...
A number of non-IETF sites already make money off RFCs courtesy of Google ads. On Apr 1, 2008, at 2:53 PM, Richard Shockey wrote: > Can this be extended to WG naming rights as well. :-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ] > On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 12:58 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RFC 5241 on Naming Rights in IETF Protocols > > > A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. > > > RFC 5241 > > Title: Naming Rights in IETF Protocols > Author: A. Falk, S. Bradner > Status: Informational > Date: 1 April 2008 > Mailbox: [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Pages: 12 > Characters: 25304 > Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None > > URL: http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5241.txt > > This document proposes a new revenue source for the IETF to support > standardization activities: protocol field naming rights, i.e., the > association of commercial brands with protocol fields. This memo > describes a process for assignment of rights and explores some of the > issues associated with the process. Individuals or organizations that > wish to purchase naming rights for one or more protocol fields are > expected to follow this process. This memo provides information for > the > Internet community. > > > INFORMATIONAL: This memo provides information for the Internet > community. > It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of > this memo is unlimited. > > This announcement is sent to the IETF list and the RFC-DIST list. > Requests to be added to or deleted from the IETF distribution list > should be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Requests to be > added to or deleted from the RFC-DIST distribution list should > be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Details on obtaining RFCs via FTP or EMAIL may be obtained by sending > an EMAIL message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message body > > help: ways_to_get_rfcs. For example: > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: getting rfcs > > help: ways_to_get_rfcs > > Requests for special distribution should be addressed to either the > author of the RFC in question, or to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unless > specifically noted otherwise on the RFC itself, all RFCs are for > unlimited distribution. > > Submissions for Requests for Comments should be sent to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please consult RFC 2223, Instructions to > RFC > Authors, for further information. > > > The RFC Editor Team > USC/Information Sciences Institute > > ... > > > _______________________________________________ > IETF-Announce mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce > > _______________________________________________ > IETF mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf _______________________________________________ IETF mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf
