Clarify the docs around open/closed source and public/private MCP servers (#573)

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## Motivation and Context
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The following PR adds more clarity to the docs around what's considered
open source, closed source, public and private in the context of MCP
servers.

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- [ ] I have read the [MCP
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Signed-off-by: Radoslav Dimitrov <radoslav@stacklok.com>
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@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ By the end of this tutorial, you'll have:
## Prerequisites
- An MCP server you've already built ([follow this guide if you don't have one already](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/quickstart/server))
- Your server must be publicly accessible (closed source servers are welcome, but private/internal servers are not supported)
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