From LWN.net: "Debian's non-US archive has been moved into a package pool. This is
the start of the transition to package pools For a quick peek at
the non-US pool, start here. Non-US was moved first because it is a
small archive that will let us find out what breaks without affecting
all of Debian. So far nothing significant has broken. Package
pools have long been the holy grail of Debian archive maintenance,
discussed over and over for years, with many benefits, but rather
difficult to implement. It's great to finally have them."
December 1, 2000