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Agree or disagree with whether it should have been done but blaming UMN was a social tactic to embarass the University so that UMN would apply pressure to the r
by namelessoracle 5y ago
Agree or disagree with whether it should have been done but blaming UMN was a social tactic to embarass the University so that UMN would apply pressure to the researcher and deal with them.
- infogulch 5y ago> social tactic This, but not derisively. Note that the university's IRB granted an exception for this behavior, and neither UMN nor the department responded with consideration for the concerns raised by the kernel team until after they banned the whole domain.
- mturmon 5y agoThe social tactic could have been changed from "we will revert all recent patches originating from UMN" to "we are forced to review all recent patches originating from UMN, and to enforce stricter scrutiny of UMN patches going forward." Second is more honest and also applies social pressure.
- hmfrh 5y agoThe second option also doesn't result in any big negatives for UMN associated personnel because the kernel devs take on all the work of enforcing stricter scrutiny.
- raegis 5y agoThat sounds like a good first warning. But they persisted even after Greg KH complained to UMN and told them to stop. A more severe punishment for a second offense is needed, IMO.