Enabled repositories in default install

[Wouter Stomp]

On 6/27/05, Jeff Waugh <jeff.waugh at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> <quote who="Wouter Stomp">
> 
> > Does anyone think it should not be enabled in the default install?? So far
> > it looks like most people agree with me...
> 
> The maintainers, for a start. :-) It shouldn't be enabled by default because
> it is not security supported, and is not maintained to the standard that the
> main repository is held to. We want to ensure that users actively make the
> choice to enable this repository, so they know what they're in for.
> 

But the point is almost everyone will enable it, and it is a big cause
of confusion for people new to Ubuntu if they can't find applications
they want to install.

Results of a quick search on the forums:
add universe sources.list: 221 threads
enable universe: 347 threads

That is why I think it is better to make it clear that a package is
not officially supported in a different way. If there would be a
notice in synaptic, you make sure the users make the choice actively
every time they install something instead of just one time when
enabling universe...