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Document duplicate-handling of generic packages

What does this MR do?

The package file model in the database does not rely on the the package name, version, or filename as its unique key.

As a result, it permits uploading many packages under the same entry, while retrieving the most recently added entry when fetched back.

The UI also shows all of the separately stored entries.

This change adds a few notes indicating how the generic packages endpoint handles the case of duplicates.

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