Make Ubuntu usable when 'universe' is disabled

[Ma Xiaojun]

On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 6:08 AM, Oliver Grawert <ogra at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> packages always enter the archive through universe and only later get
> MIR processing, both will be in main by release.

So I don't need to file MIR bugs for packages I mentioned as you are
aware of this?

> main refers to packages that get constant support libnspr4-0d simply
> doesnt get this.

Shouldn't it get support?

> nothing is non free in the dependencies you pointed out in our IRC
> discussion (as adam and I explained to you on IRC as well ...).
> each of them can be installed standalone (and will be pffered for
> install by totem once a matching mime type is found), all of them have
> free licenses and are opensource, they do not qualify for multiverse (i
> also fail to see how that helps to "make ubuntu usable when universe is
> disabled")

As I checked, Debian also put *-ugly into main; same as your practise.

For, "make ubuntu usable when universe is disabled", I think *-ugly
and others may be essential part of desktop experience; the OS should
able to play media files using popular codec.

The reason I try Ubuntu with universe disabled is that universe is not
a effective way of getting quality software. Packages are generally
outdated and may contain unwanted changes.

I'm interested in:
1. Is it possible to use an alternative package manager like Homebrew
[1] on Mac OS X
2. Is it possible to use bundled GUI apps without worrying about
dependency issues.

1. http://brew.sh/