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[Andrew Starr-Bochicchio <a.starr.b@xxxxxxxxx>]

Andrew Starr-Bochicchio has proposed merging lp:~andrewsomething/ubuntu-packaging-guide/lp-792386 into lp:ubuntu-packaging-guide.

Requested reviews:
  Ubuntu Packaging Guide Team (ubuntu-packaging-guide-team)
Related bugs:
  Bug #792386 in Ubuntu Packaging Guide: "Source Format Discussion Inaccurate"
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-packaging-guide/+bug/792386

For more details, see:
https://code.launchpad.net/~andrewsomething/ubuntu-packaging-guide/lp-792386/+merge/79869
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https://code.launchpad.net/~andrewsomething/ubuntu-packaging-guide/lp-792386/+merge/79869
Your team Ubuntu Packaging Guide Team is requested to review the proposed merge of lp:~andrewsomething/ubuntu-packaging-guide/lp-792386 into lp:ubuntu-packaging-guide.

=== modified file 'debian-dir-overview.rst'
--- debian-dir-overview.rst	2011-07-12 15:52:55 +0000
+++ debian-dir-overview.rst	2011-10-19 18:08:26 +0000
@@ -337,10 +337,10 @@
 
 * ``3.0 (quilt)`` for packages with a separate upstream tarball
 
-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.
+If you choose to use source format 1.0, you can make this explicit in the 
+source/format file. If you choose not use this file to define the source format, 
+Lintian will warn about the missing file. This warning is informational only 
+and may be safely ignored.
 
 http://wiki.debian.org/Projects/DebSrc3.0 summarizes information concerning and 
 the benefits of the switch to the 3.0 source package formats.