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Update to make the non-free policy clearer

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## How does ContentDB deal with Non-Free Licenses?
ContentDB does not allow certain non-free licenses, and will limit the promotion
of packages with non-free licenses.
Minetest is free and open source software, and is only as big as it is now
because of this. It's pretty amazing you can take nearly any published mod and modify it
to how you like - add some features, maybe fix some bugs - and then share those
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Limiting the promotion of problematic licenses helps Minetest avoid ending up in
such a state. Licenses that prohibit redistribution or modification are
completely banned from ContentDB and the Minetest forums.
completely banned from ContentDB and the Minetest forums. Other non-free licenses
will be subject to limited promotion - they won't be shown by default in
the client, and their [score](/help/top_packages/) will receive a 10x penalty.
Not providing full promotion on ContentDB, or not allowing your package at all,
doesn't mean you can't make such content - it just means we're not going to help