>Well that basic ethical no-no is going to make it impractical for anyone to do [x] There's tons of potentially useful research that's impractical because of e

>Well that basic ethical no-no is going to make it impractical for anyone to do [x] There's tons of potentially useful research that's impractical because of ethical considerations. Just think of all the incredibly useful medical research that could be done in the absence of ethical constraints! In the end that's just tough cookies. If you can't do your research ethically then you can't do it. Period. If you really want to help the Linux kernel, offer your time as a patch reviewer. That would achieve far more than any attempt to deceive and embarrass others with pointless "research". (I say that it's pointless because the results are antecedently obvious – of course you can deceive reviewers if you spend enough time and effort on it.) In your ethical world, it seems that people who offer their spare time to review kernel patches are "negligent", while people who do nothing but carp from the sidelines are heroes. In my view, the situation is exactly the opposite.