Agree. This was just in response to the "IETF is bought" message. This disclosure in important for identifying bias, I think. On Mar 23, 2010, at 11:03 AM, todd glassey wrote: > On 3/23/2010 10:20 AM, Donald Eastlake wrote: >> On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 12:57 PM, Yoav Nir <ynir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> The corporate name on my nametag is there only because I filled that field >>> in the registration form. Others haven't and don't have a corporation name. > > When a corporation sends a representative to the IETF and their business > is network or network impacted anything then that party is deriving > benefit from the participation of that representative. > > So in the interest of disclosure ALL of the members of the IETF have the > right to know who is paying for everyone elses participation. Work for > Hire law makes their actions 'on behalf of the sponsor' no matter what > pretty much and as such there is a legal and ethical responsibility to > disclose that information fully IMHO. > > > Todd > >>> >>> Besides, the corporation name is there not because Check Point has "bought" >>> the IETF, but so that if I say that everyone should use a firewall, people >>> will take that with the appropriate grain of salt. > > >>> >> >> Affiliations are normally listed on IETF documents and badges for the >> purpose of assisting in identifying the person so affiliated. >> >> Donald >> >> >>> Anyway, if we're raising money for the IETF, someone should have made IETF >>> 77 T-shirts for sale. They last longer than green dots, and give you >>> bragging rights. >>> >>> On Mar 22, 2010, at 8:12 PM, DOLLY, MARTIN C (ATTLABS) wrote: >>> >>>> Guess you are not that street smart, look at the corporation names on >>>> the name tags... IETF is bought.... >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx [mailto:ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of >>>> Dave CROCKER >>>> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 9:19 PM >>>> To: Thomson, Martin >>>> Cc: IETF Discussion >>>> Subject: Re: [77all] No Host for IETF 77 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 3/22/2010 5:59 PM, Thomson, Martin wrote: >>>>> "This working group brought to you by<Dave Crocker>" >>>>> >>>>> Just after note well. >>>> >>>> >>>> Right, but some working groups will have multiple offers for >>>> sponsorship. >>>> >>>> Should there be a premium charge for the more popular working groups? >>>> >>>> There also might be some spoofing, where someone pays to have /you/ >>>> listed as >>>> sponsor of the wg. That leads to the possibility of your paying for a >>>> de-listing... >>>> >>>> d/ >>>> -- >>>> >>>> Dave Crocker >>>> Brandenburg InternetWorking >>>> bbiw.net >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Ietf mailing list >> Ietf@xxxxxxxx >> https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf > > <tglassey.vcf>_______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@xxxxxxxx > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf