[1] https://twitter.com/SarahJamieLewis/status/13848713855379087...
To be clear, I don't think what the kernel maintainers did is wrong; it's just sad that all past and future potentially genuine contributions to the kernel from the university have been caught in the crossfire.
I'm not sure how the law works in such cases, but surely the IRB would eventually have to realize that an explicit denouncement by the victims means that the "research" cannot go ahead
Eg - If you want to do kernel related research, don’t go to the university of Minnesota.
Sure they can only automatically ban the .edu address, but it would be pretty meaningless to just ban the university email host, but be ok with the same people submitting patches from personal accounts.
I would also explicitly ban every person involved with this "research" and add their names to a hypothetical ban list.
As Joe Blow at home who happens to go to school or work there you could submit even if you were part of the research team. Because you are not representing the university. The university is banned.
