Understanding why http://security.debian.org/debian-security/dists/bookworm-security/updates/updates/updates/updates/updates/updates/updates/ exists

[Yassine Chaouche <a.chaouche@algerian-radio.dz>]

    Hello Debianeros,
      
      So, deb.debian.org has a dists directory,
      dists has a directory for each version of debian,
      and pseudo-versions like bookworm and bookworm-updates,
      inside if which are sections like main, contrib and non-free.
      
      Like this:
      
      $ tree -L 2 -n dist/
      dist/
      ├── bookworm
      │   ├── contrib
      │   ├── main
      │   └── non-free
      ├── bookworm-updates
      │   ├── contrib
      │   ├── main
      │   └── non-free
      ├── bullseye
      │   ├── contrib
      │   ├── main
      │   └── non-free
      ├── bullseye-updates
      │   ├── contrib
      │   ├── main
      │   └── non-free
      ├── stretch
      │   ├── contrib
      │   ├── main
      │   └── non-free
      ├── stretch-updates
      │   ├── contrib
      │   ├── main
      │   └── non-free
      ├── trixie
      │   ├── contrib
      │   ├── main
      │   └── non-free
      └── trixie-updates
          ├── contrib
          ├── main
          └── non-free
      
      
      security.debian.org, on the other hand, also has a dists
      directory,
      which also has a directory for each version of debian,
      all -security suffixed (bookworm-security, there's no bookworm
      directory),
      but the sections include main, contrib, non-free, and a special
      "updates" section,
      like this:
      
      $ tree -L 2 -n dist/
      dist/
      ├── bookworm-security
      │   ├── contrib
      │   ├── main
      │   ├── non-free
      │   └── updates
      ├── bullseye-security
      │   ├── contrib
      │   ├── main
      │   ├── non-free
      │   └── updates
      ├── stretch-security
      │   ├── contrib
      │   ├── main
      │   ├── non-free
      │   └── updates
      └── trixie-security
          ├── contrib
          ├── main
          ├── non-free
          └── updates
      
      the updates dir seems to be a link to itself:
      you can dive as deep as you want into the updates directory,
      you'd still be in an updates/updates/ subdir.
      
      How is the security repo layed out?
      What is that updates directory for?
      
      Best,
    
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