diff --git a/bin/openerp-server.py b/bin/openerp-server.py
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+++ b/bin/openerp-server.py
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+#! /usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
+
+import os
+import sys
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print '-' * 70
+    print "DEPRECATED: you are starting the OpenERP server with its old path,"
+    print "please use the new executable (available in the parent directory)."
+    print '-' * 70
+
+    # Change to the parent directory ...
+    os.chdir(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
+    # ... and execute the new executable.
+    os.execv('openerp-server.py', sys.argv)
+
+# vim:expandtab:smartindent:tabstop=4:softtabstop=4:shiftwidth=4: