Not to defend the research, but I've been hearing for years that it would be difficult to introduce bugdoors into the Kernel.
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It would be difficult for an unknown individual or unknown/untrusted organisation.
It's less difficult for a respected university willing to sacrifice its reputation.
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The patches for the study were submitted from Gmail addresses. It wasn't tied to the university and didn't even use university email addresses. I don't know why people keep repeating this misinformation, including kernel developers.
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