Do you have a link to an official statement regarding this as issue as regardless of opinion it is indeed a bug.
There is one more option not previously considered: 5. Redefine the "main" repository as "mostly un-free software" or perhaps "a little big pregnant"... [1] [1] http://diveintomark.org/archives/2006/11/06/gnewsense -- Some components are non-free https://launchpad.net/bugs/83118 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs