diff --git a/meta-extras/packages/twisted/twisted-2.5.0/remove-zope-check.patch b/meta-extras/packages/twisted/twisted-2.5.0/remove-zope-check.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2bd1b191da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-extras/packages/twisted/twisted-2.5.0/remove-zope-check.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+Index: Twisted-2.5.0/TwistedCore-2.5.0/twisted/__init__.py
+===================================================================
+--- Twisted-2.5.0.orig/TwistedCore-2.5.0/twisted/__init__.py	2007-03-05 16:30:08.117422472 +0100
++++ Twisted-2.5.0/TwistedCore-2.5.0/twisted/__init__.py	2007-03-05 16:30:13.810553949 +0100
+@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@
+     raise RuntimeError("Twisted requires Python 2.3 or later.")
+ del sys
+ 
+-# Ensure zope.interface is installed
+-try:
+-    from zope.interface import Interface
+-    del Interface
+-except ImportError:
+-    raise ImportError("you need zope.interface installed "
+-                      "(http://zope.org/Products/ZopeInterface/)")
+ 
+ # Ensure compat gets imported
+ from twisted.python import compat
diff --git a/meta-extras/packages/twisted/twisted_2.5.0.bb b/meta-extras/packages/twisted/twisted_2.5.0.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e00b351b2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-extras/packages/twisted/twisted_2.5.0.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+DESCRIPTION = "Twisted is an event-driven networking framework written in Python and licensed under the LGPL. \
+Twisted supports TCP, UDP, SSL/TLS, multicast, Unix sockets, a large number of protocols                   \
+(including HTTP, NNTP, IMAP, SSH, IRC, FTP, and others), and much more."
+HOMEPAGE = "http://www.twistedmatrix.com"
+SECTION = "console/network"
+PRIORITY = "optional"
+LICENSE = "LGPL"
+RDEPENDS = "python-core python-zopeinterface"
+RDEPENDS_python-twisted += "python-twisted-bin python-twisted-conch python-twisted-core \
+                            python-twisted-lore python-twisted-mail python-twisted-names \
+                            python-twisted-news python-twisted-runner python-twisted-web \
+                            python-twisted-words"
+PR = "r5"
+
+SRC_URI = "http://tmrc.mit.edu/mirror/twisted/Twisted/2.5/Twisted-${PV}.tar.bz2 \
+           file://remove-zope-check.patch;patch=1"
+
+S = "${WORKDIR}/Twisted-${PV}"
+
+inherit distutils
+
+PACKAGES += "python-twisted-zsh python-twisted-test python-twisted-protocols \
+             python-twisted-bin  python-twisted-conch python-twisted-lore \
+             python-twisted-mail python-twisted-names python-twisted-news python-twisted-runner \
+             python-twisted-web  python-twisted-words python-twisted python-twisted-core \
+             "
+
+ALLOW_EMPTY = "1"
+FILES_${PN} = ""
+FILES_python-twisted = ""
+
+FILES_python-twisted-test = " \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/web/test \
+"
+
+FILES_python-twisted-protocols = " \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/protocols/ \
+"
+
+FILES_python-twisted-zsh = " \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/zsh \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/zshcomp.* \
+"
+
+FILES_python-twisted-bin = " \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/protocols/_c_urlarg.so \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/spread/cBanana.so"
+
+FILES_python-twisted-conch = " \
+${bindir}/ckeygen \
+${bindir}/tkconch \
+${bindir}/conch \
+${bindir}/conchftp \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/plugins/twisted_conch.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/conch  \
+"
+
+FILES_python-twisted-core = " \
+${bindir}/manhole \
+${bindir}/mktap \
+${bindir}/twistd \
+${bindir}/tap2deb \
+${bindir}/tap2rpm \
+${bindir}/tapconvert \
+${bindir}/tkmktap \
+${bindir}/trial \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/*.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/plugins/__init__.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/plugins/notestplugin.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/plugins/testplugin.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/plugins/twisted_ftp.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/plugins/twisted_inet.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/plugins/twisted_manhole.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/plugins/twisted_portforward.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/plugins/twisted_socks.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/plugins/twisted_telnet.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/plugins/twisted_trial.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/plugins/dropin.cache \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/application \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/cred \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/enterprise \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/internet \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/manhole \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/manhole \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/persisted \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/protocols\
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python\
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/timeoutqueue.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/filepath.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/dxprofile.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/plugin.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/htmlizer.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/__init__.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/dispatch.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/hook.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/threadpool.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/otp.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/usage.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/roots.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/versions.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/urlpath.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/util.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/components.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/logfile.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/runtime.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/reflect.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/context.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/threadable.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/rebuild.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/failure.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/lockfile.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/formmethod.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/finalize.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/win32.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/dist.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/shortcut.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/zipstream.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/release.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/syslog.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/log.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/compat.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/zshcomp.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/procutils.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/text.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/python/_twisted_zsh_stub \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/scripts/ \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/spread/ \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/tap/ \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/trial/ \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/__init__.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/_version.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/copyright.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/im.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/plugin.py \
+"
+
+FILES_python-twisted-lore = " \
+${bindir}/bookify \
+${bindir}/lore \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/plugins/twisted_lore.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/lore \
+"
+
+FILES_python-twisted-mail = " \
+${bindir}/mailmail \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/plugins/twisted_mail.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/mail \
+"
+
+FILES_python-twisted-names = " \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/plugins/twisted_names.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/names \
+"
+
+FILES_python-twisted-news = " \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/plugins/twisted_news.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/news \
+"
+
+FILES_python-twisted-runner = " \
+${libdir}python2.4/site-packages/twisted/runner/portmap.so \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/runner\
+"
+
+FILES_python-twisted-web = " \
+${bindir}/websetroot \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/plugins/twisted_web.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/web\
+"
+
+FILES_python-twisted-words = " \
+${bindir}/im \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/plugins/twisted_words.py \
+${libdir}/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/words\
+"