No, EA doesn't respond to petitions like this, especially if they're the size of what we'd be talking about here. DICE doesn't either, but it's not up to them anyway. Petitions or try to reach out is just pointless.
PR just went ahead and did it. And so far it has worked out just fine. I'm quite positive some people from EA/DICE are aware, but they don't really care anyway. Also because the playerbase is tiny compared to the big masses that play the AAA games.
I personally think FH2 should definitely go standalone for the sole reason it's easier to install (yes, it is, because people are lazy!) AND you will reach more players. But, the FH2 devs have their reasons for not going down that road, so further discussion about why we think they should do it anyway is kinda pointless
. They have a good point regarding the legal matters, because we all know our ideas of why we think it's fine to go standalone won't ever hold up in court. On the other hand, it'll never come to that - that's what I believe anyway. And if it does: revert to previous settings and use BF2 as a base once again.
So as I said before, it's probably best if someone from the community steps up and creates a standalone installer, because it's not happening any other way.