The message is perhaps a bit rude but the proposed patch is a real dick move, it would remove the warning while keeping all the contact info etc inviting users

The message is perhaps a bit rude but the proposed patch is a real dick move, it would remove the warning while keeping all the contact info etc inviting users to send bug reports to upstream for this outdated version (which is what prompted him to add the warning in the first place). Debian needs to realize that this is their problem too, often packages that are included as part of a new Debian release are already several month or even years out of date. I know Debian values stability above all but come on.