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Re: Why not contribute? (to GCC)
> 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.