Nonproprietary, non-classified technology, please

Code I advocate is, businesses have a right to attempt to safeguard trade secrets, but hackers have a right to attempt to reverse engineer technologies. Reputable engineering careers, like reputable science careers, would be “publish or perish,” with more emphasis this time on perishment of research than that of researchers. “Legit research (AND development!) is published research” would be a good social norm. Otherwise society becomes a cargo cult.