譯自GNU計畫/GPL常見問答集：Why should I use the GNU GPL rather than other free software licenses?
翻譯並未經過原單位的授權及認證，且摻雜許多原文所無之贅字以幫助讀者得其真意，原自由軟體基金會官方網頁下之英文版本方為具解釋性的唯一可參照版本。
Using the GNU GPL will require that all the released improved versions be free software. This means you can avoid the risk of having to compete with a proprietary modified version of your own work. However, in some special situations it can be better to use a more permissive license.
選擇GPL來釋出您軟體的最大好處，在於GPL釋出後的所有改寫版本都一定會是開放源碼的自由軟體。也就是說、將不會有非開放源碼的私有軟體(Proprietary Software)，是改寫於您開放源碼的原作品，從而您毋需面對心血為人改寫後卻不知對方如何改寫的窘境。然而、在某些特殊的情況下，自由軟體基金會有時候會建議您改用比GPL更寬鬆的自由軟體授權條款來釋出您的軟體，這方面的細節，要看個案的狀況來判斷。
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