> I think anybody who truly believes in the *merit* of free software, > should be approaching companies who do not understand the merit with a > business plan, not a class action law suit.
Most certainly. And a number of companies have relicensed their software under the GPL when presented with a business plan showing why that's a good thing to do. But that doesn't mean you give up the right to sue when somebody infringes a copyright. It's like international relations. We all hope that disputes between nations can be settled using diplomacy, but nobody's willing to give up their armed forces because of a belief that ALL can be solved that way.
