v.20.5New Feature
Added system.licenses table for third-party library licenses in contrib directory
Addedsystem.licensestable. This table contains licenses of third-party libraries that are located incontribdirectory. This closes #2890. #10795 (alexey-milovidov).
Why it matters
This feature addresses the need for transparency and compliance by allowing users to easily query and review the licenses of third-party components bundled with ClickHouse. It simplifies the process of license verification for auditing and legal purposes.How to use it
Users can query the newsystem.licenses table using standard SELECT statements to view license information for the third-party libraries included in the contrib directory. For example:SELECT * FROM system.licenses