[some_random]

No that doesn't seem reasonable at all if it's been proven to work _really well_ in several configurations and there's no particular reason to expect that the results would be drastically different in other very similar configurations.

[cool_dude85]

Who proved it works really well in several configurations?

[squigz]

And how do you codify the threshold for what "very similar" configurations don't need to be tested and those that do?

[XorNot]

That's what regulatory exemption procedures exist for, and it would be the logical next step if you had convincing hard data.

Every single regulatory process has them, so the fact that this very ranty article omits any mention of an attempt to use them is highly suspect.

I've worked with plenty of systems where for all sorts of reasons exemptions are granted for the express purpose of promoting innovation or recognizing a special circumstance.