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Is “convey” in GPLv3 the same thing as what GPLv2 means by “distribute”?

April 26, 2017convey GPLv2 GPLv3 means thing

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Is “convey” in GPLv3 the same thing as what GPLv2 means by “distribute”?

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Yes, more or less. During the course of enforcing GPLv2, we learned that some jurisdictions used the word “distribute” in their own copyright laws, but gave it different meanings. We invented a new term to make our intent clear and avoid any problems that could be caused by these differences.