Thread: ATTENTION: How to fix Maemo Extras Repository
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2007-12-25 , 06:13
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Here's my take on what this workaround is doing:

Nokia does not actually have a server named "repostory" (missing i), and this was not all caused by a spelling error.

As Speedy posted, any misspelling or random-name.maemo.org gets treated as an alias for (and is redirected to) "stage.maemo.org".

Judging by the server name, it appears we are using a server intended for staging, ie. for internal testing prior to copying the repositories to the public production server (repository.maemo.org).

Per Wikipedia:
Website development usually involves staging and production servers.

The staging site is used to assemble, test and review new versions of a website before it goes into production. The staging phase of the software lifecycle is often tested on hardware that mirrors hardware used in the production environment.
...
Normally before deploying an updated version of software to the production environment, the update has been tested in the staging environment.
We're just lucky that Nokia's staging server is publicly accessible and that admjo found it (even though he misunderstood, and believed it was an indication of a spelling error).

The production server that we should be using (repository.maemo.org) is just FUBAR right now for some unknown reason. We may get an explanation when the right people get back from vacation at Nokia.
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