diff -up repoview-0.6.5/repoview.py.old repoview-0.6.5/repoview.py
--- repoview-0.6.5/repoview.py.old	2011-04-28 19:26:17.523891356 +0200
+++ repoview-0.6.5/repoview.py	2011-04-28 19:27:06.439031474 +0200
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ class Repoview:
             rss_kid.pkg_data = pkg_data
             description = rss_kid.serialize()
             etb.start('description')
-            etb.data(description)
+            etb.data(description.decode('utf8'))
             etb.end('description')
             etb.end('item')