Hi Roger, The GPL says that if you distribute Ansible, you must be able to supply the source including modifications. This would include any plugins you wrote, so you'd want to take care those plugins were self contained. (ansible library modules wouldn't apply). Shelling out to ansible isn't linkage in our book, so from what I've read it seems you are fine.
However, I'd really ask that -- if possible, you install ansible from a common package manager and you not bundle it. This ensures folks can continue to get updates and fixes, including security updates. You may wish to consult an IP lawyer. On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 2:21 AM, Roger Qiu <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Michael, James, > > I want to bundle Ansible as part of a bigger package. This means the > entire Ansible source would sit in its own folder. Another program which > may or may not be GPL will call Ansible via exec/fork/sockets. It will not > be embedding the Ansible code or modifying it anyway. Is this in violation > of GPLv3? > > I've researched GPL and it has said that plugins or calling those > dependencies from fork/exec/sockets will not be constituted as a single > program. But the part where it talks about an aggregate distribution is not > clear on this. > > Thanks, > Roger > ------------------------------ > *From:* Michael DeHaan > *Sent:* Wed, Apr 23, 2014 02:46 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [ansible-project] Re: Relicensing GPLv3 - need ok from > Seth/Jeremy/Tim > > Hi Roger, > > Your post is in reply to a post that was 2 years old. > > What James says above is correct -- every module in core is GPLv3, but > modules you write are only mixed in with BSD bits, so you can pick whatever > license you like for a module that you don't intend to contribute back to > core. > > However, Ansible itself still has assurances that the core bits remain > free forever. > > > On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 9:55 AM, James Cammarata > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> The core ansible code is and will remain GPL3+, however the code in the >> modules and the parts that interface with them (the module_utils/*.py >> files) are licensed using the BSD license so that all modules written by >> the authors is owned by them. If you have any further questions regarding >> this, please contact [email protected]. >> >> Thanks! >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 4:17 AM, Roger Qiu <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Will this be going ahead? 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