Re: apt-style updates vs. git-style full-tree snapshots
See <http://wiki.debian.org/StableProposedUpdates> and
<http://wiki.debian.org/StableUpdates>.
In short, -updates is provided to interested users as a testing area
and not yet considered part of the official stable release.
Not all mirrors provide -updates, or provide it in a timely fashion.
If the -updates repository did contain a complete copy of stable then
excessive load would be placed on those servers providing it as
clients download *all* packages from there.
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