[Bioperl-l] about Open-Source Genomic Analysis

[Yoshiro Nagao]

Dear all,

I came across the following article

N Engl J Med. 2011 Aug 25;365(8):718-24.
Open-source genomic analysis of Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli O104:H4.

in which the authors requested bioinformatical analyses worldwide 
(crowd-sourcing).

The detail is available from:
https://github.com/ehec-outbreak-crowdsourced/BGI-data-analysis/wiki

I am interested in this way of outsourcing bioinformatical analysis, which
may find bioinformatician(s) that are most appropriate for a specific problem.

How could such a request of outsourced bioinformatical analysis be made,
and to what extent? 
Are there any ethical consideration? 

Any information would be appreciated,

Yoshiro Nagao