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+Wireshark is distributed under the GNU GPL version 2. There are no
+restrictions on its use. There are significant restrictions on its
+distribution.
+
+Parts of Wireshark can be built and distributed as libraries. These
+parts are still covered by the GPL, and NOT by the Lesser General Public
+License or any other license.
+
+If you create a combined work using all or part of Wireshark, then your
+combined work must be released under a license compatible with the GPL.
+
+...and don't get us started on trademarks.
+
+The full text of the GNU GPL may be viewed in
+/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2.
+