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Description

This PR addresses issue #12 by adding a comprehensive "Understanding ScanCode Action" section to the README.

Changes Made

Added New Section: "Understanding ScanCode Action"

This section includes:

  1. What Does This Action Do? - Explains that the action scans for packages, copyrights, licenses, and optionally vulnerabilities
  2. What Does "Build Passed" Mean? - Clarifies that a green checkmark means the scan completed successfully, NOT that the code is compliant
  3. Where Are My Scan Results? - Step-by-step instructions to find and download artifacts
  4. How to Interpret Results - Explains the different output formats (JSON, XLSX, SPDX, CycloneDX)
  5. Enforcing Compliance - Shows how to use check-compliance to fail builds on policy violations

Updated Table of Contents

  • Added links to all new subsections for easy navigation

Motivation

As mentioned in #12, users were confused about what "build passed" means and how to interpret scan results. This documentation makes it clear that:

  • A passed build only means the scan completed without errors
  • Users must manually review scan results to understand what was found
  • The action provides data, not automatic compliance decisions (unless policies are configured)

Testing

  • Verified all markdown links work correctly
  • Checked rendering in GitHub preview
  • Confirmed table of contents auto-links function properly

Looking forward to your feedback! This is my first contribution to open source, so please let me know if any changes are needed.

Added detailed sections about ScanCode Action usage and results interpretation.
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