Fixed #7408: dropped group ownership checking because it relies on os-specific rules
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+- Issue #7408: Fixed distutils.tests.sdist so it doesn't check for group
+  ownership when the group is not forced, because the group may be different
+  from the user's group and inherit from its container when the test is run.
+
 - Issue #1515: Enable use of deepcopy() with instance methods.  Patch by
   Robert Collins.