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GPLv2§2 is for *distributing* modified versions.

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This text needs to be clear that GPLv2§2 doesn't govern merely the act
of modification, but distributing modified versions (in whole or in
part).  The previous text here wasn't clear on that point.
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@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ requirements of GPLv2\@.
For many, this is where the ``magic'' happens that defends software
freedom upon redistribution. GPLv2~\S2 is the only place in GPLv2
that governs the modification controls of copyright law. If users
modify a GPLv2'd program, they must follow the terms of GPLv2~\S2 in making
distribute modified versions a GPLv2'd program, they must follow the terms of GPLv2~\S2 in making
those changes. Thus, this sections ensures that the body of GPL'd software, as it
continues and develops, remains Free as in freedom.