kie-issues#1670: Migrate Apache licenses check to apache rat 0.17.x

[jomarko]

Closes: apache/incubator-kie-issues#1670

Complete ensemble

• kie-issues#1670: Migrate Apache licenses check to apache rat 0.17.x incubator-kie-drools#6550
• kie-issues#1670: Migrate Apache licenses check to apache rat 0.17.x incubator-kie-website#48
• kie-issues#1670: Migrate Apache licenses check to apache rat 0.17.x #3189
• kie-issues#1670: Migrate Apache licenses check to apache rat 0.17.x incubator-kie-tools#3384
• kie-issues#1670: Migrate Apache licenses check to apache rat 0.17.x incubator-kie-kogito-apps#2286
• kie-issues#1670: Migrate Apache licenses check to apache rat 0.17.x incubator-kie-kogito-runtimes#4154

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• Documentation updated if applicable.
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Pull request overview

This PR migrates the Apache RAT license header checking from version 0.16.1 to 0.17, addressing issue #1670. The update modifies how Apache RAT is invoked and how its output is parsed to detect license violations.

Key Changes:

• Upgraded Apache RAT from version 0.16.1 to 0.17
• Changed command-line arguments to use new syntax with -E flag and -- separator
• Implemented new output parsing logic with multiple grep patterns to detect unapproved licenses
• Enhanced error reporting with emoji indicators and formatted output extraction

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[yesamer]

@jomarko Can you please double-check if the below suggestions are reasonable?

[yesamer]

@jomarko I assume you reviewed the below suggestions.

[jomarko]

Pushed updates to Apache RAT check was to ensure filename with Unapproved license is listed in github action. See apache/incubator-kie-kogito-runtimes#4154 (comment)