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Update license approval docs to account for unknown licenses and limited packager support

Grant Hickman requested to merge g.hickman-license-approval-policies-docs-update-jul-2024 into master

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The update introduces a new section that explains why license approval policies may block merge requests due to "unknown" licenses. It provides a detailed explanation of the scenarios that can cause this issue and offers a step-by-step guide to resolve it, including manually investigating the components, updating metadata, and temporarily allowing merging with "unknown" licenses. The update also emphasizes the importance of consulting with the legal team when dealing with license compliance issues.

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