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Add subsections for GPLv2§2 discussion.

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The GPLv2§2 has gotten long enough that it really needed subsections.
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@ -1585,6 +1585,8 @@ copying, as presented in GPLv2~\S1. Therefore, the details of charging money,
keeping copyright notices intact, and other GPLv2~\S1 provisions are intact
here as well. However, there are three additional requirements.
\subsection{The Simpler Parts of GPLv2~\S2}
The first (GPLv2~\S2(a)) requires that modified files carry ``prominent
notices'' explaining what changes were made and the date of such
changes. This section does not prescribe some specific way of
@ -1608,7 +1610,7 @@ to an important policy goal of copyleft: downstream users should be informed
of their rights. Its implications and details are straightforward and
simple.
\medskip
\subsection{GPLv2~\S2(b)}
Meanwhile, GPLv2~\S2(b) requires careful and extensive study. Its four short lines embody
the some of the essential legal details of ``share and share alike''. These 46 words are