This is a long-standing Debian issue, with internal arguments about whose 'fault' it is paralysing any action to fix it. See, for example,
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=431966
or
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=481252
Look at the dates; and if you have the time and patience to investigate a bit more you'll find it's been going on for years longer. (Free software at its worst.)
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