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   * Non-commercial ROMs created by hobbyists and distributed online free of charge are the most typical variant of homebrew, and are obviously in scope.
-  * Commercial releases distributed in specialist/hobby spaces, which do not masquerade as official cartridges, are in scope. However, without author permission,
+  * Commercial releases distributed in specialist/hobby spaces, which do not masquerade as official cartridges, are in scope.
   * Software created for official hobbyist development kits is in scope provided that such a mode of distribution is distinct from official licensing. For example, Net Yaroze software is in scope, but GP2X software is out of scope.
+  * Software created for microcomputers is generally not in scope - on such platforms, commercial and hobbyist developers were generally on equal footing, so it's much trickier to reason about scope.
   * ROM hacks, as not wholly original works, are not in scope. There are other, better spaces dedicated to indexing them. (However, original fan games are in scope.)
   * Tools which are homebrew, but serve the sole purpose of interacting with the world of licensed software - for example, save editors - are in a grey area.