diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 9773a4f74..ed39a892b 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ linux-2.6 (2.6.13+2.6.14-rc4-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   [ Simon Horman ]
   * Fix genearation of .extraversion (closes: #333842)
 
- -- Simon Horman <horms@debian.org>  Tue, 18 Oct 2005 15:30:46 +0900
+  [ dann frazier ]
+  * Enhance the linux-source description to explain the types of patches
+    Debian adds to it.  (closes: #258043)
+
+ -- dann frazier <dannf@debian.org>  Tue, 18 Oct 2005 13:25:27 -0600
 
 linux-2.6 (2.6.13-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/debian/templates/control.main.in b/debian/templates/control.main.in
index 6b09431fe..91a120d4a 100644
--- a/debian/templates/control.main.in
+++ b/debian/templates/control.main.in
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ Depends: binutils, bzip2
 Recommends: libc6-dev | libc-dev, gcc, make
 Suggests: libncurses-dev | ncurses-dev, kernel-package, libqt3-mt-dev
 Description: Linux kernel source for version @version@ with Debian patches
- This package provides the source code for the Linux kernel version @version@.
+ This package provides source code for the Linux kernel version @version@.
+ This source closely tracks official Linux kernel releases.  Debian's
+ modifications to that source consist of security fixes, bug fixes, and
+ features that have already been (or we believe will be) accepted by the
+ upstream maintainers.
  .
  If you wish to use this package to create a custom Linux kernel, then
  it is suggested that you investigate the package kernel-package,