Incompatible License Apache and GPLv3 (or later)

[Sakirnth-Z]

Ansible Runner version

2.4.2

Python version

Python 3.13.12 (main, Feb 4 2026, 15:06:39) [GCC 15.2.0]

Operating System and Environment

Debian Unstable

Container Runtime

no podman environment

Summary

Hello

This bug refers to this Debian bug:
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1130233

The file src/ansible_runner/display_callback/callback/awx_display.py
and the directory test/fixtures/projects/collection_role/collections
/ansible_collections/groovy have been removed from the source. These
components are licensed under GPLv3 (or later), which is incompatible
with this project's Apache License 2.0.

When removing the ansible-runner is not working anymore because awx_display is necessary, like written in the Debian bug report.

Would you consider to change the license of ansible-runner to GPLv3 (or later), that it is compliant and that I can upload the working version to Debian again.

Thank you and cheers
Saki

Steps to reproduce

1. Check the license from src/ansible_runner/display_callback/callback/awx_display.py and test/fixtures/projects/collection_role/collections/ansible_collections/groovy

Expected Results

The license should be a compatible to Apache license.

Actual Results

The license is not compatible.

[Shrews]

We've had our legal team review this in the past. You may reference this issue comment for details on that, but basically, we don't see including the callback as an issue. As for the "groovy" collection you reference, that is data created just for testing purposes. There's no harm in removing that, if you wish.