Like all open source licenses, the GPLv2 grants the right to copy the program, modify it, and distribute it in an unchanged or changed version (→ How can I use open source software?). This includes both the online offer and the offline distribution. In terms of copyright, this involves the granting of simple (“non-exclusive”) rights of use unrestricted by time or place.
 
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