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Addon Manager: messages are too verbose #372

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@Roy-043

Reported on the forum:
https://forum.freecad.org/viewtopic.php?t=104159

The Addon Manager is very verbose. Some of the information shown as 'normal messages' is not of interest to the average user.

Example:

14:34:53  Found additional branch 'development' for addon AddonManager
14:34:53  Unrecognized license string 'LGPLv2.1' normalized to SPDX license ID 'LGPL-2.1' for addon 'BCF Plugin'
14:34:53  Found additional branch 'Develop' for addon BillOfMaterials
14:34:53  Unrecognized license string 'LGPLv2.1' normalized to SPDX license ID 'LGPL-2.1' for addon 'boltsfc'
14:34:54  Unrecognized license string 'AGPLv3.0' normalized to SPDX license ID 'AGPL-3.0' for addon 'Defeaturing Workbench'
14:34:54  Unrecognized license string 'LGPLv3' normalized to SPDX license ID 'LGPL-3.0' for addon 'Dodo'
14:34:54  Unrecognized license string 'LGPLv2.1' normalized to SPDX license ID 'LGPL-2.1' for addon 'ElectroMagnetic Workbench'
14:34:55  Found additional branch 'Develop' for addon FreeCAD-Ribbon
14:34:55  Unrecognized license string 'lgpl-2.1-or-later' normalized to SPDX license ID 'LGPL-2.1-or-later' for addon 'Gridfinity Workbench'
14:34:55  Unrecognized license string 'AGPLv3.0' normalized to SPDX license ID 'AGPL-3.0' for addon 'KicadStepUp Workbench'
14:34:55  Unrecognized license string 'LGPL-3' normalized to SPDX license ID 'LGPL-3.0' for addon 'Maker Workbench'
14:34:55  Unrecognized license string 'GPLv3.0' normalized to SPDX license ID 'GPL-3.0' for addon 'Manipulator Workbench'
14:34:56  Unrecognized SPDX license ID specified for addon 'MOOC': 'GPLv2.1'
14:34:56  Unrecognized license string 'GPL-3' normalized to SPDX license ID 'GPL-3.0' for addon 'NikraDAP'
14:34:56  Unrecognized license string 'AGPLv3.0' normalized to SPDX license ID 'AGPL-3.0' for addon 'FreeCAD-PCB'
14:34:56  Rocket: Unrecognized internal workbench 'meshpart'Found additional branch 'Develop' for addon SaveAndRestore
14:34:56  Unrecognized SPDX license ID specified for addon 'SearchBar': 'CCOv1'
14:34:56  Unrecognized SPDX license ID specified for addon 'SearchBar': 'CCOv1'
14:34:56  Found additional branch 'Develop' for addon SearchBar
14:35:01  
Addon Missing Dependency Analysis
---------------------------------
Missing FreeCAD Workbenches: 0
Missing addons: 0
Missing required Python packages: 0
Missing optional Python packages: 0
Minimum required Python version evaluated to 3.0.0 

Version information:

OS: Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS (ubuntu:GNOME/ubuntu/wayland)
Architecture: x86_64
Version: 1.2.0dev.20260324 (Git shallow) AppImage
Build date: 2026/03/24 17:14:33
Build type: Release
Branch: (HEAD detached at 1bc5980a7)
Hash: 1bc5980a7ff302a55c617181e774cd5cd2a9443a
Python 3.11.14, Qt 6.8.3, Coin 4.0.8, Vtk 9.3.1, boost 1_86, Eigen3 3.4.0, PySide 6.8.3
shiboken 6.8.3, xerces-c 3.3.0, IfcOpenShell 0.8.2, OCC 7.8.1
Locale: Dutch/Netherlands (nl_NL)
Stylesheet/Theme/QtStyle: unset/FreeCAD Classic/
Navigation Style/Orbit Style/Rotation Mode: CAD/Turntable/Drag at cursor
Logical DPI/Physical DPI/Pixel Ratio: 96/86.1283/1
Installed mods:
  * Addon Manager 2026.1.19

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