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Backport fix case insensitivity in codeowners

What does this MR do and why?

Currently, CODEOWNERS validation incorrectly rejects valid usernames and group names when the case doesn't exactly match. For example, @REPORTED_user_21 would be rejected even if the user exists as @reported_user_21 in GitLab's database.

This creates confusion for users who expect case-insensitive matching, similar to how GitLab handles usernames and group paths elsewhere in the application.

Related to: CODEOWNERS Syntax Check is Case Sensitive, Appr... (#553323 - closed) The original MR: Fix case sensitivity in CODEOWNERS validation (!200043 - merged)

This MR fixes case sensitivity issues in CODEOWNERS validation by making username and group name matching case-insensitive.

Actual usernames in GitLab: @reported_user_21, @TestUser, group path: @codeowner-test1
Before: @REPORTED_user_21 returns a syntax error After: @REPORTED_user_21, @testUser, @Codeowner-TEST1 all passed
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  • This MR is backporting a bug fix, documentation update, or spec fix, previously merged in the default branch.
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Edited by Jerry Seto

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