--- socat-1.7.3.0.orig/doc/socat.1
+++ socat-1.7.3.0/doc/socat.1
@@ -686,18 +686,12 @@ PIPE,
 EXEC, SYSTEM
 .IP "\fB\f(CWREADLINE\fP\fP"
 Uses GNU readline and history on stdio to allow editing and reusing input
-lines (example)\&. This requires the GNU readline and 
-history libraries\&. Note that stdio should be a (pseudo) terminal device,
-otherwise readline does not seem to work\&.
+lines (example)\&.
+.br
+Due to licensing restrictions the readline feature is disabled in Debian\&.
+See BUGS\&.
 .br 
-Option groups: FD,READLINE,TERMIOS 
-.br 
-Useful options:
-history,
-noecho
-.br 
-See also:
-STDIO
+You can use STDIO instead\&.
 .IP "\fB\f(CWSCTP\-CONNECT:<host>:<port>\fP\fP"
 Establishes an SCTP stream connection to the specified <host> [IP
 address] and <port> [TCP service]
@@ -2001,6 +1995,8 @@ Makes the process the leader of a new se
 .PP 
 \fI\fBREADLINE option group\fP\fP
 .PP 
+Due to licensing restrictions the readline feature is disabled in Debian (see BUGS)\&.
+.br
 These options apply to the readline address type\&.
 .IP "\fB\f(CWhistory=<filename>\fP\fP"
 Reads and writes history from/to <filename> (example)\&.
@@ -3258,7 +3258,6 @@ modem\&. rawer sets the console\(cq\&s a
 ttyS0\(cq\&s terminal parameters to practicable values, crnl 
 converts to correct newline characters\&. escape allows
 terminating the socat process with character control\-O\&. 
-Consider using READLINE instead of the first address\&.
 .IP 
 \.LP
 \.nf
@@ -3317,16 +3312,6 @@ If the file does not exist, socat creat\
 Option reuseaddr allows immediate restart of the server
 process\&. 
 .IP 
-.IP "\fB\f(CWsocat READLINE,noecho=\(cq\&[Pp]assword:\(cq\& EXEC:\(cq\&ftp ftp\&.server\&.com\(cq\&,pty,setsid,ctty\fP\fP"
-
-.IP 
-wraps a command line history (READLINE) around the EXEC\(cq\&uted ftp client utility\&.
-This allows editing and reuse of FTP commands for relatively comfortable
-browsing through the ftp directory hierarchy\&. The password is echoed!
-pty is required to have ftp issue a prompt\&.
-Nevertheless, there may occur some confusion with the password and FTP
-prompts\&.
-.IP 
 \.LP
 \.nf
 \fBsocat PTY,link=$HOME/dev/vmodem0,rawer,wait-slave \\\bf
@@ -3732,7 +3717,8 @@ Verbose modes (\-x and/or \-v) display l
 when address options cr or crnl are used: They show the data \fIafter\fP
 conversion in either direction\&.
 .PP 
-The data transfer blocksize setting (\-b) is ignored with address readline\&.
+The licenses of OpenSSL and GNU Readline are incompatible\&. Therefore readline
+support is disabled in Debian\&.
 .PP 
 Send bug reports to <socat@dest\-unreach\&.org>
 .PP