diff -u scim-bridge-0.4.16/debian/README.Debian scim-bridge-0.4.16/debian/README.Debian
--- scim-bridge-0.4.16/debian/README.Debian
+++ scim-bridge-0.4.16/debian/README.Debian
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-If you want to use scim-bridge, I assume that you have installed relate
+If you want to use scim-bridge, I assume that you have installed related
 packages, like scim-bridge-agent, scim-bridge-client-{gtk,qt}. 
 To use it, you shall set your corresponding environment variable, such
 as, GTK_IM_MODULE and QT_IM_MODULE. In most recently Debian/Ubuntu, if
 you have im-switch installed, you can provide a configure file in 
 ~/.xinput.d/<ll_CC>, which contain as below:
-##=================Begain============================================
+##=================Begin============================================
     XIM=SCIM
     if [ -e /usr/bin/skim ]; then
         XIM_PROGRAM=/usr/bin/skim
@@ -22,2 +22,9 @@
 
+It looks like many old-time users of scim and scim-bridge experience frequent
+crashes (cf. https://launchpad.net/bugs/338217).  The reason is not completely
+clear, but seems to stem from incompatible data structures in old config files
+that crash more recent versions of scim-bridge.  The best known remedy is to
+"rm -Rf ~/.scim" (or backup that directory somewhere else if you prefer) and
+optionally reinstall scim and other affected packages.
+
 If you have any problem, you may contact me: zhengpeng-hou AT ubuntu .com.
diff -u scim-bridge-0.4.16/debian/changelog scim-bridge-0.4.16/debian/changelog
--- scim-bridge-0.4.16/debian/changelog
+++ scim-bridge-0.4.16/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+scim-bridge (0.4.16-2ubuntu4) lucid; urgency=low
+
+  * add some information to the README about crashes induced apparently by
+    incompatible data structures in old config files.  (LP: #338217)
+
+ -- Rolf Leggewie <foss@rolf.leggewie.biz>  Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:28:50 +0100
+
 scim-bridge (0.4.16-2ubuntu3) karmic; urgency=low
 
   * add scim-bridge-client-qt4 to Recommends (LP: #400049)