Add the first of (hopefully) many third-party licenses and acknowledgements.

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@@ -278,3 +278,62 @@ FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
 WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
 ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT
 OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+
+
+\section{Licenses and Acknowledgements for Incorporated Software}
+
+This section is an incomplete, but growing list of licenses and
+acknowledgements for third-party software incorporated in the
+Python distribution.
+
+
+\subsection{Mersenne Twister}
+
+The \module{_random} module includes code based on a download from
+\url{http://www.math.keio.ac.jp/~matumoto/MT2002/emt19937ar.html}.
+The following are the verbatim comments from the original code:
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+A C-program for MT19937, with initialization improved 2002/1/26.
+Coded by Takuji Nishimura and Makoto Matsumoto.
+
+Before using, initialize the state by using init_genrand(seed)
+or init_by_array(init_key, key_length).
+
+Copyright (C) 1997 - 2002, Makoto Matsumoto and Takuji Nishimura,
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+are met:
+
+ 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+ 2. 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.
+
+ 3. The names of its contributors 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 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.
+
+
+Any feedback is very welcome.
+http://www.math.keio.ac.jp/matumoto/emt.html
+email: matumoto@math.keio.ac.jp
+\end{verbatim}
+
+