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[Scott Kitterman <ubuntu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That's a quote from Lintian that was accurate at the time it was
written. The dpkg developers have since abandoned the goal of switching
the default, so the text as written is incorrect.

I'd say something like "If you choose to use source format 1.0 you may
make this explicit in debian/source. Lintian will warn about implicit
format 1.0 (leaving debian/source undefined), but this warning may be
ignored."

Lintian needs updating and we shouldn't parrot it's obsolete advice in
the meantime. I'll file a bug on Lintian (in Debian) if there isn't one
already.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/792386

Title:
  Source Format Discussion Inaccurate

Status in Ubuntu Packaging Guide:
  New

Bug description:
  http://people.canonical.com/~dholbach/packaging-guide/html/debian-dir-
  overview.html

  It says:

  "If for some reason, you wish to keep using the old format, please
  create this file and put 1.0 in it to be explicit about the source
  package version. This allows for the future removal of the 1.0 default
  for the package source format."

  The dpkg maintainers have explicitly abandoned the goal of switching
  the default so this rationale is obsolete.  It's not clear there is
  any reason to add source/format with 1.0 since it will behave the same
  as none at all.  Recommend that this be deleted.