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Hi,

I want to package a certain software for Debian and need help. The
software itself is under the GPL (v2), but it brings several external
programs and libraries, some of which don't have a license info or one
I'm not sure about.

The list of these "externallibs" is:

|-- externallibs                        available in Debian? License info?
|   |-- AuthTransport.py                        -               -
|   |-- CMF-1.5.4.tar.gz                        1.5.5-3
|   |-- DCOracle2-cvs.tar.gz                    -               +(ask)
|   |-- MySQL-python-1.2.0.tar.gz               1.2.1c3-6
|   |-- SNMP_Session-1.08.tar.gz                1.0.8-1
|   |-- Twisted-1.3.0.tar.gz                    2.2.0-1
|   |-- TwistedSNMP-0.3.13.tar.gz               -               +(ask)
|   |-- Zope-2.8.4-final.tgz                    2.8.6-1
|   |-- Zope-2.8.6-final.tgz                    2.8.6-1
|   |-- epydoc-2.1.tar.gz                       2.1-9
|   |-- freetds-0.63.tgz                        0.63-2
|   |-- freetype-2.1.9.tar.gz                   2.1.10-3
|   |-- libart_lgpl-2.3.17.tar.gz               2.3.17-1
|   |-- libpng-1.2.8-config.tar.gz              1.2.8rel-5.1
|   |-- libsmi-0.4.3.tar.gz                     0.4.3-1
|   |-- pycrypto-1.9a6.tar.gz                   2.0.1+dfsg1-1
|   |-- pysnmp-3.4.3.tar.gz                     2.0.8-1
|   |-- rrdtool-1.2.11.tar.gz                   1.2.11-0.5
|   |-- sendpage-1.000001.tar.gz                0.9.14-5
|   |-- snpplib-1.1.tgz                         1.17-1
|   `-- sybase-0.36.tar.gz                      -               +(ask)

The first Python script (with the missing license) looks like it could
be from Upstream; I can ask there.

The "DCOracle2/LICENSE.txt reads:

"Copyright (c) 2000, Digital Creations, Fredericksburg, VA, USA.
All rights reserved.

  Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
  modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
  met:

    o Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
      notice, this list of conditions, and the disclaimer that follows.

    o Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
      notice, this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer in
      the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
      distribution.

    o Neither the name of Digital Creations nor the names of its
      contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
      from this software without specific prior written permission.


  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY DIGITAL CREATIONS AND CONTRIBUTORS *AS
  IS* AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
  TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
  PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL DIGITAL
  CREATIONS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
  INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
  BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS
  OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
  ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR
  TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE
  USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
  DAMAGE."

The TwistedSNMP-0.3.13/license.txt reads:

"TwistedSNMP, SNMP Protocol for the Twisted Networking Framework
        Copyright (c) 2003-2005, Michael C. Fletcher, Patrick K. O'Brien
        All rights reserved.

THIS SOFTWARE IS NOT FAULT TOLERANT AND SHOULD NOT BE USED IN ANY
SITUATION ENDANGERING HUMAN LIFE OR PROPERTY.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
are met:

    Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

    Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
    copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
    disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials
    provided with the distribution.

    The name of the authors may not be used to endorse or
    promote products derived from this software without specific
    prior written permission.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.",

while the sybase-0.36/LICENCE reads:

"Copyright (C) 2002, Object Craft P/L, Melbourne, Australia.
All rights reserved.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
are met:

    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
      this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
notice,
      this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
documentation
      and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

    * Neither the name of Object Craft nor the names of its contributors
may be
      used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without
      specific prior written permission.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS
IS" AND
ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
LIABLE FOR
ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES
(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED
AND ON
ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
THIS
SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE."

Please CC me when answering; I'm not subscribed to Debian-legal.

thanks and cheers,
wjl aka Wolfgang Lonien
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