Bug#538433: Obsolete ifconfig and related tools

[Jan Engelhardt]

>> ifconfig has tons of problems and its use should be discouraged in favor
>> of iproute2.
>
>we're working on that :)

The patch serves as means to identify remaining programs requiring 
checking and its inclusion, I would say, not be "help up" by any related 
work. It helps to flag up programs that still require attention, but 
first and foremost it is meant to inform users.