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@Turbo just found a new paper on the topic. It mentioned some properties of mixed code, one of them is non-linearity. This could be the disadvantage to attract people to work on it. I'll acknowledge you in my answer.
Thanks. I also find this paper by the name of the authors. I believe it IS the mysterious paper, just that they change the title. Results there seem to fit what people say when citing it.