diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index c37a5ca..79f18df 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -1,54 +1,102 @@
 Source: openbsc
+Maintainer: Harald Welte <laforge@gnumonks.org>
 Section: net
 Priority: optional
-Maintainer: Harald Welte <laforge@gnumonks.org>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7.0.0~), autotools-dev, pkg-config, libgtp0-dev, libosmocore-dev, libosmo-sccp-dev, libdbi0-dev, dh-autoreconf, libosmo-abis-dev, libosmo-netif-dev, libdbd-sqlite3, libpcap-dev, libssl-dev, libc-ares-dev, libsmpp34-dev
-Standards-Version: 3.8.4
-Homepage: http://openbsc.osmocom.org/
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9),
+               autotools-dev,
+               pkg-config,
+               libgtp0-dev,
+               libosmocore-dev,
+               libosmo-sccp-dev,
+               libdbi0-dev,
+               dh-autoreconf,
+               libosmo-abis-dev,
+               libosmo-netif-dev,
+               libdbd-sqlite3,
+               libpcap-dev,
+               libssl-dev,
+               libc-ares-dev,
+               libsmpp34-dev
+Standards-Version: 3.9.8
 Vcs-Git: git://bs11-abis.gnumonks.org/openbsc.git
 Vcs-Browser: http://openbsc.osmocom.org/trac/browser
+Homepage: https://projects.osmocom.org/projects/openbsc
 
 Package: osmocom-bsc
 Architecture: any
-Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
-Description: GSM Base Station Controller; BSC-only version of OpenBSC.  Needs a real MSC!
- Classical BSC which requires MSC to operate.
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends},
+         ${misc:Depends}
+Description: GSM Base Station Controller
+ This is the BSC-only version of OpenBSC. It requires a Mobile Switching Center
+ (MSC) to operate.
+ .
+ You might rather prefer to use osmocom-nitb which is considered a
+ "GSM Network-in-a-Box" and does not depend on a MSC.
 
 Package: osmocom-nitb
 Architecture: any
-Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, libdbd-sqlite3
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends},
+         ${misc:Depends},
+         libdbd-sqlite3
 Description: GSM Network-in-a-Box, implements BSC, MSC, SMSC, HLR, VLR
- All the GSM network components bundled together.
+ This is the Network-in-a-Box version of OpenBSC. It has all the GSM network
+ components bundled together. When using osmocom-nitb, there is no need for a
+ Mobile Switching Center (MSC) which is needed when using osmocom-bsc.
 
 Package: osmocom-ipaccess-utils
 Architecture: any
-Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends},
+         ${misc:Depends}
 Description: Command line utilities for ip.access nanoBTS
- Utilities specific for ip.access unit.
+ This package contains utilities that are specific for nanoBTS when being used
+ together with OpenBSC. It contains mainly three tools: ipaccess-find,
+ ipaccess-config and ipaccess-proxy.
 
 Package: osmocom-bs11-utils
 Architecture: any
-Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends},
+         ${misc:Depends}
 Description: Command line utilities for Siemens BS-11 BTS
- Utilities specific for BS-11 unit.
+ There is a tool in this package for configuring the Siemens BS-11 BTS.
+ Additionally, it contains one tool for making use of an ISDN-card and the
+ public telephone network as frequency standard for the E1 line.
 
 Package: osmocom-sgsn
 Architecture: any
-Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends},
+         ${misc:Depends}
+Suggests: osmocom-bsc
 Description: Osmocom Serving GPRS Support Node
- SGSN implementation.
+ This is an implementation of the GPRS Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN). As
+ such it implements the GPRS Mobility Management (GMM) and SM (Session
+ Management).
+ .
+ The SGSN connects via the Gb-interface to the BSS (like the osmo-pcu or an
+ ip.access nanoBTS), and it connects via the GTP protocol to a Gateway GPRS
+ Support Node (GGSN) like openggsn.
 
 Package: osmocom-gbproxy
 Architecture: any
-Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends},
+         ${misc:Depends}
+Recommends: osmocom-sgsn
 Description: Osmocom GPRS Gb Interface Proxy
- Proxy for Gb interface.
+ The purpose of the Gb proxy is to aggregate the Gb links of multiple
+ BSS's and present them in one Gb link to the SGSN.
+ .
+ This package is part of OpenBSC and closely related to osmocom-sgsn.
 
 Package: osmocom-bsc-nat
 Architecture: any
-Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends},
+         ${misc:Depends}
+Recommends: osmocom-bsc
 Description: Osmocom Base Station Controller Network Address Translation
- Network address translation for BSC.
+ This NAT is useful for masquerading multiple BSCs behind one. It listens
+ for incoming BSCs on port 5000 and connects to a specified Mobile Switching
+ Center (MSC).
+ .
+ This package is part of OpenBSC and closely related to osmocom-bsc.
 
 Package: osmo-gtphub
 Architecture: any