There's no reason this needs to be about default column widths, but rather just about expanding columns to match the largest member of the set. A better example than the above one is this, where the versions are enormous:
(base)adconrad@cthulhu:~$ rmadison -uubuntu,debian -aamd64 firefox iceweasel ubuntu: firefox | 3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu4 | lucid | amd64 firefox | 11.0+build1-0ubuntu4 | precise | amd64 firefox | 16.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1 | quantal | amd64 firefox | 20.0+build1-0ubuntu0.10.04.3 | lucid-security | amd64 firefox | 20.0+build1-0ubuntu0.10.04.3 | lucid-updates | amd64 firefox | 20.0+build1-0ubuntu2 | raring | amd64 firefox | 24.0+build1-0ubuntu1 | saucy | amd64 firefox | 25.0+build3-0ubuntu0.13.10.1 | trusty | amd64 firefox | 25.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 | precise-security | amd64 firefox | 25.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 | precise-updates | amd64 firefox | 25.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.12.10.1 | quantal-security | amd64 firefox | 25.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.12.10.1 | quantal-updates | amd64 firefox | 25.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.13.04.1 | raring-security | amd64 firefox | 25.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.13.04.1 | raring-updates | amd64 firefox | 25.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.13.10.1 | saucy-security | amd64 firefox | 25.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.13.10.1 | saucy-updates | amd64 firefox | 26.0~b6+build1-0ubuntu1 | trusty-proposed | amd64 debian: iceweasel | 3.5.16-20 | squeeze-security | amd64 iceweasel | 3.5.16-20 | squeeze | amd64 iceweasel | 10.0.12esr-1~bpo60+1 | squeeze-backports | amd64 iceweasel | 17.0.9esr-1~deb7u1 | wheezy | amd64 iceweasel | 17.0.9esr-1~deb7u1 | jessie | amd64 iceweasel | 17.0.10esr-1~deb7u1 | wheezy-security | amd64 iceweasel | 24.1.0esr-1 | sid | amd64 iceweasel | 25.0-1 | experimental | amd64
There's no reason this needs to be about default column widths, but rather just about expanding columns to match the largest member of the set. A better example than the above one is this, where the versions are enormous:
(base)adconrad@ cthulhu: ~$ rmadison -uubuntu,debian -aamd64 firefox iceweasel -0ubuntu4 | lucid | amd64 0ubuntu4 | precise | amd64 build1- 0ubuntu1 | quantal | amd64 0ubuntu0. 10.04.3 | lucid-security | amd64 0ubuntu0. 10.04.3 | lucid-updates | amd64 0ubuntu2 | raring | amd64 0ubuntu1 | saucy | amd64 0ubuntu0. 13.10.1 | trusty | amd64 build1- 0ubuntu0. 12.04.1 | precise-security | amd64 build1- 0ubuntu0. 12.04.1 | precise-updates | amd64 build1- 0ubuntu0. 12.10.1 | quantal-security | amd64 build1- 0ubuntu0. 12.10.1 | quantal-updates | amd64 build1- 0ubuntu0. 13.04.1 | raring-security | amd64 build1- 0ubuntu0. 13.04.1 | raring-updates | amd64 build1- 0ubuntu0. 13.10.1 | saucy-security | amd64 build1- 0ubuntu0. 13.10.1 | saucy-updates | amd64 build1- 0ubuntu1 | trusty-proposed | amd64 1~bpo60+ 1 | squeeze-backports | amd64
ubuntu:
firefox | 3.6.3+nobinonly
firefox | 11.0+build1-
firefox | 16.0.1+
firefox | 20.0+build1-
firefox | 20.0+build1-
firefox | 20.0+build1-
firefox | 24.0+build1-
firefox | 25.0+build3-
firefox | 25.0.1+
firefox | 25.0.1+
firefox | 25.0.1+
firefox | 25.0.1+
firefox | 25.0.1+
firefox | 25.0.1+
firefox | 25.0.1+
firefox | 25.0.1+
firefox | 26.0~b6+
debian:
iceweasel | 3.5.16-20 | squeeze-security | amd64
iceweasel | 3.5.16-20 | squeeze | amd64
iceweasel | 10.0.12esr-
iceweasel | 17.0.9esr-1~deb7u1 | wheezy | amd64
iceweasel | 17.0.9esr-1~deb7u1 | jessie | amd64
iceweasel | 17.0.10esr-1~deb7u1 | wheezy-security | amd64
iceweasel | 24.1.0esr-1 | sid | amd64
iceweasel | 25.0-1 | experimental | amd64