[FLINK-20455] Add check to LicenseChecker for top level /LICENSE files in shaded jars

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.11.3, 1.12.0, 1.13.0
• Component/s: Build System / CI
• Labels: pull-request-available
• Assignee: Robert Metzger
• Reporter: Robert Metzger
• Created: 02/Dec/20 15:50
• Updated: 27/Apr/21 18:03
• Resolved: 07/Dec/20 12:42

Description

During the release verification of the 1.12.0 release, we noticed several modules containing LICENSE files in the jar file, which are not Apache licenses.
This could mislead users that the JARs are licensed not according to the ASL, but something else.

Issue Links

• is related to: FLINK-20442 Fix license documentation mistakes in flink-python.jar
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #14296